ODM party chairman John Mbadi has said that Cord will not merge into one party. 

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He said that Cord should retain its coalition status and not dissolve the parties that make up the coalition. 

"Parties within the Cord coalition should strengthen themselves ahead of the 2017 elections," he said.  

He urged that politicians should avoid the tendency of forming parties every time the country nears  the general elections.

This comes days after wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Monday made calls for Cord to register as  a political party ahead of the 2017 elections.