This archive report was first published on 11 July 2021.
Published on July 11, 2021, Ford Kenya has denied claims of secretly engaging Deputy President William Ruto for a possible alliance ahead of the 2022 General Election.
According to Deputy party leader Richard Onyonka, who is also the Kitutu Chache MP, the party believes in the ideologies of the One Kenya Alliance (Oka) and sees no need in having coalition talks with any party.
"The information circulating that Ruto has approached us is not true. At the moment, we are believing in Oka. Our position as a party is that [for] any decision which the party leader will take, he will have to consult the national executive council and parliamentary group," said Mr Onyonka.
At the centre of Oka is Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Amani National Congress boss Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya's Moses Wetang'ula and Kanu's Gideon Moi.
Mr Onyonka noted that even though the party is still open to alliance talks with any other party, it is not yet time for that, as they have not been approached by the country's second in command.
He also stated that the fact that Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has been closely associating with Senator Wetang'ula is not an indication that Ford Kenya is in coalition talks with DP Ruto's camp.
"Our position remains that we agreed that we can join any alliance, when the time comes. For now, Ford Kenya is a party which is solidly in Oka and nothing has changed," Mr Onyonka said.
