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FORD-KENYA PARTY COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cracks within the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance widened on Monday after FORD Kenya launched a sharp attack on its senior partner, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), over what it termed \u201ccoercive and outrageous\u201d demands to dissolve affiliate parties.<\/p>\n

In a hard-hitting statement that signals a simmering fallout within President William Ruto\u2019s coalition, FORD Kenya Secretary General Dr John Chikati declared that the \u201cSimba Party\u201d would not be intimidated into political extinction ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n

The dispute was triggered by remarks from Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, who suggested that leaders of affiliate parties unwilling to fold into UDA risk being locked out of government appointments in the next administration.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists at the party\u2019s Simba House headquarters in Nairobi, Dr Chikati who is the Tongaren MP dismissed the remarks as a \u201cbetrayal of partnership,\u201d reminding UDA that the 2022 electoral victory was a collective effort.<\/p>\n

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Ford Kenya Secretary General John Chikati addressing the press at Simba house in Nairobi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cTo demand the dissolution of FORD Kenya now is to bite the finger that once fed you. It suggests affiliate parties were merely a ladder to power, to be discarded once the summit was reached,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Invoking Kenya\u2019s second liberation struggle, the party warned that attempts to enforce a single-party formation risk dragging the country back to an era of political intolerance.<\/p>\n

Dr Chikati described FORD Kenya as a \u201cnational heritage,\u201d arguing that the current leadership has no moral authority to dismantle a party central to the country\u2019s democratic gains.<\/p>\n

The party also cited the recent dissolution of Amani National Congress (ANC) as a cautionary example, saying it had created a leadership vacuum and left members politically stranded.<\/p>\n

Further, FORD Kenya questioned what it termed as \u201cinsincerity\u201d within UDA, pointing to ongoing overtures towards Raila Odinga\u2019s ODM party even as pressure mounts on existing coalition partners to dissolve.<\/p>\n

Dr Chikati said the party rejects political blackmail, insisting that public appointments must not be tied to party dissolution.<\/p>\n

He maintained that multiparty democracy is constitutionally protected and cannot be undermined by executive pressure, while also raising concerns over the coalition\u2019s long-term future beyond 2032.<\/p>\n

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He urged leaders to refocus on delivering the \u201cHustler\u201d agenda instead of engaging in premature 2027 succession politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cFORD Kenya, the Simba Party, will not fold,\u201d he asserted. \u201cGovernance must be anchored on merit and pre-election agreements, not coercion.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The standoff sets the stage for tense engagements within the Kenya Kwanza coalition, as affiliate parties push back against growing pressure from the dominant UDA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FORD-KENYA PARTY COMMUNICATIONS Cracks within the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance widened on Monday after FORD Kenya launched a sharp attack on its senior partner, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), over what it termed \u201ccoercive and outrageous\u201d demands to dissolve affiliate parties. 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