Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has revealed that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) could go it alone in the coming 2022 general polls.
According to the Monday Standard, Oparanya confirmed that the party would in no way merge with its fellow parties in the National Super Alliance (NASA).
In a move likely to intensify the current wrangles between ODM and the remaining Amani National Congress (ANC), Wiper and Ford Kenya parties, he maintained that the party has no plans to again merge with cowards.
''We are not going to work with cowards again. Some people cheated us that we are together but when Raila went to Uhuru park to be sworn in they vanished in the thin air,'' he is quoted.
This he said with regards to the January 30 event when his NASA counterparts abandoned ODM party leader and opposition chief Raila Odinga during his mock presidential inauguration.
Oparanya who has since hinted at vying for the presidency added that the move is also aimed at achieving the maximum seats in the polls.
He claimed that the party has been losing out on elective seats as a result of getting into alliances, in a situation that has seen both ODM and its affiliate parties field candidates for the same seats, leading to internal competition.
''It becomes difficult for us to win many seats when we merge since some parties still field candidates in same areas where others are strong and end up competing ourselves," he said.
It is, however, not yet clear who the party will front for the presidential race.