Simba Arati To William Ruto: ODM Is Ready For Alliance With You In 2027 If UDA Members Dump You

• Kisii governor Simba Arati has courted President William Ruto into ODM should the ruling UDA party frustrate him
• Arati, one of the new ODM deputy party leaders, called on Ruto to shift his focus to Western Kenya and support one of the region's leaders to the presidency
• The UDA party has lately been marred with administrative wrangles, which culminated in the ouster of former secretary general Cleophas Malala

President William Ruto has been urged to consider coalescing with the ODM party from the opposition should the ruling UDA party frustrate him.

Speaking in Kakamega on Saturday, August 2024, ODM's new deputy party leader and Kisii governor Simba Arati said the Raila Odinga-led party was ready to partner with the president going forward, especially after he entrusted some of the orange party's ranking lieutenants with Cabinet slots.

Arati observed that Ruto's resolution to include part of the opposition in the National Executive in his broad-based Executive approach was a step in the right direction toward national unity.

He hinted at partnering with Ruto in the 2027 vote, should the circumstances allow.

"ODM is a good party, and Mr President, should the UDA party frustrate you, I will call you as ODM's deputy party leader I will invite you and assess if we can partner toward the 2027 campaign," said Arati.