Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale has refuted claims that Cord leaders Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula are on the verge of breaking up ahead of the 2017 polls.
Khalwale says that Cord is strong and ready to send Jubilee government packing in next year’s General Election.
Speaking on Citizen TV on Sunday night, the senator said that Cord is still intact and will form the government in 2017.
“Claims being spread in some sections of the media that Cord co-principals are on the verge of walking apart are false,” he said.
Khalwale said that Cord co-principals will meet on Monday next week to chart way forward for the coalition ahead of the forthcoming elections.
He also said that Cord had agreed to conduct joint nominations for the presidential seat.
“The coalition will conduct joint nominations involving all affiliate parties for the presidential candidate,” he said.
Meanwhile, the senator wants defectors who have decamped from Ford Kenya to other parties to resign and seek fresh re-election.
The senator said that the law is clear on defections.
“There is no negotiation on defectors they should resign and seek re-election,” he added.
Last week Raila and Kalonzo hinted that Cord will be registered as party ahead of the forthcoming elections.
Sources say that Cord affiliate parties have agreed to register the coalition as a party but parties within should be allowed to field candidates separately in the coming polls.