President William Ruto has dismissed attempts to revive the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition, insisting that the opposition alliance poses no threat to his re-election bid in 2027. Ruto downplayed renewed efforts to reorganise Azimio, arguing that the coalition lacks political weight without its former key affiliate, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). We will beat Azimio so early in the morning in 2022,” he said. The Azimio coalition was formed ahead of the 2022 elections as a broad alliance to challenge then-Deputy President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza coalition. Newly appointed Azimio Secretary General Caroli Omondi criticised alleged instructions to the Government Printer to withhold publication of the coalition’s leadership changes.

Source: The Star February 08, 2026 15:06 UTC