Ruling coalition says to merge with other parties

Kenya’s president said on Tuesday he would seek re-election next year and transform his coalition of small parties into one party to shore up his power base, a move aimed at seeing off another likely challenge by the opposition leader. Kenyatta – a member of one of Kenya’s richest families and the son of its […]

Kenya’s president said on Tuesday he would seek re-election next year and transform his coalition of small parties into one party to shore up his power base, a move aimed at seeing off another likely challenge by the opposition leader.
Kenyatta – a member of one of Kenya’s richest families and the son of its first president – said he would launch the Jubilee Party, merging his National Alliance with Ruto’s National Republican Party and at least 10 other coalition parties, in a month’s time.
The move anticipates another potential face-off with opposition leader Raila Odinga, expected to be the main opposition challenger as he was in the votes of 2013 and 2007.