As Kenya approaches its next general election, a united opposition is attempting to challenge President William Ruto's perceived dominance. The political landscape is dynamic, with new alliances and strategic moves underway, particularly from a consolidating opposition aiming to puncture the "broad-based" aura of the current regime.

• Former bureaucratic heavyweight Fred Matiang'i is positioning himself as a significant player by consolidating Gusii leadership into a national opposition caucus.

• The opposition's unity will be tested in upcoming by-elections across several constituencies, including Baringo, Banissa, and Magarini, where they aim to halt advances by UDA and ODM.

• Recent reports by the Auditor-General flagging alleged corruption, such as dubious SHA payments to ghost hospitals and the eCitizen heist, provide politically radioactive ammunition for the opposition amid high prices and shrinking pay-packets.

• The opposition, led by figures like Kalonzo Musyoka, aims to present a credible alternative by focusing on "bread-and-butter issues" and demonstrating administrative seriousness rather than patronage, according to Media and Political Communications Researcher Dr. Hesbon Owila.