Wednesday, February 16, 2022 – President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga have crafted a new strategy that will decimate Deputy President William Ruto come August.

According to reports, the duo has hired a pollster to conduct an analysis that will help in deciding the popular candidates who will fly the coalition’s flag in the August 9 General Election.

This was confirmed by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, who affirmed that this was the new strategy that will be employed to determine who the popular candidates are and support them.

He explained that the study will guide them in identifying popular candidates in regions and facilitate Azimio La Umoja aspirants.

Further, Sifuna stated that they intend to poach key allies of Ruto and other UDA aspirants.

“In instances where we find a favourite candidate belongs to a different party, we will reach out to them. 

“If we find that the person leading in the opinion poll is leaning towards UDA, we shall convince them to join us. 

“We poach them and give them an offer to be our candidate,” Sifuna stated.

Sifuna stated that in cosmopolitan regions such as Nairobi, the research will enable them to reach a consensus as a coalition. 

He also revealed that the poll is being conducted in all the positions from ward to governors in all the counties.

“We are making it clear that it’s the science that will guide us. In many of these areas, we are going to use science to give direct tickets. 

“We need not subject aspirants to an elective process when we know who is ahead of the others,” Sifuna explained.

“We shall only use the delegates and party members when it is determined that the science cannot separate them when they are maybe between plus, minus five (+/-5).

In this case, we shall then deploy another method. The clear favourite will be given tickets,” he said.