Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) chairman John Mbadi has denied reports that the party was crafting an alliance in readiness of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report and 2022 general election.
Speaking during an exclusive interview on KTN on Wednesday night, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said the party will form an alliance with politicians from rival parties who have supported Imran Okoth after the Kibra by-election set for next week on Thursday.
During Point Blank Show hosted by Tony Gachoka, he said the new alliance will spearhead campaigns for the BBI report and the next general election.
“Out of this by-election, we are going to count our friends and our enemies. New alliances will be formed. We are counting our friends like Maina Kamanda (Jubilee), Cleophas Malala and Geoffrey Osotsi (both of ANC) in this election. This same team will spearhead the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report and proceed to the 2022 elections,” Sifuna said.
However, Mbadi disowned the remarks saying it was premature and too early to start talking about political alliances when the next polls were three years away.
The National Assembly Minority Leader said the Raila Odinga-led party was for now focused only on the BBI which was formed following the March 9, 2018, handshake between the former Prime Minister and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“We are not talking about alliances at the moment. If there would be any alliance, it will come at the right time. It would be premature to start mixing 2022 elections and the BBI report. Our focus now is to achieve the agenda of the BBI," Mbadi said.