Deputy President William Ruto has asked Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi to join him in forming an alliance before 2022.
Speaking at Nabwani in Sabatia, Vihiga County where assisted 400 women groups to raise Sh5 million, Ruto said that he is ready to work with Mudavadi in a bid to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta when he leaves power.
He said he has personally reached out to Mudavadi to stand with him in the walk to power.
The politician said that he is prepared to form a political pact with the Luhya leaders to take over power for the sake of the economic growth of the country. Ruto said urged Mudavadi to reconsider the idea of working with him for the sake of power.
"I am calling on Mudavadi to join this team so that we can form the government," he said.
The allies of the second in command, led by former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale also asked Mudavadi to consider working with him to make it to power.
Khalwale said that the camp of the DP is ready to welcome different forms of alliances.
He also said that they are working around the clock to ensure the Western region becomes Ruto’s stronghold before that time comes.
“We (the Ruto camp) are almost there. What the deputy president is doing is to tie the loose ends. With Mudavadi on board, we will sweep Raila out of the whole of western Kenya,” he told Sunday Nation.