The meeting brought together more than 1,500 delegates, including MPs, MCAs and representatives from Nairobi's 17 constituencies, to discuss ways of strengthening the coalition in the capital following days of defections by key political figures.
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party Leader and President William Ruto, alongside ODM Chairperson Gladys Wanga, have moved to quell simmering rivalry within the broad-based government in Nairobi, days after Governor Johnson Sakaja quit the ruling party for ODM.
The contest for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat is threatening to divide the political outfit, with questions over zoning continuing to fuel tensions.
On Friday, Ruto hosted UDA and ODM delegates from Nairobi and called for unity in the vote-rich county.
The meeting brought together more than 1,500 delegates, including MPs, MCAs and representatives from Nairobi's 17 constituencies, to discuss ways of strengthening the coalition in the capital following days of defections by key political figures.
The UDA party leader took to his social media accounts to push for unity, saying the meeting had committed to using the structures of the two political parties to strengthen cooperation in cosmopolitan Nairobi ahead of next year's election.
“We identified priority development programmes, whose implementation we agreed to accelerate, including affordable housing, modern markets and road development to ease traffic congestion, improved drainage to address flooding, better water and sanitation services…
