The United Democratic Alliance (UDA)'s National Executive Committee (NEC) has mandated President William Ruto to initiate discussions with the ODM for a coalition agreement ahead of the 2027 general elections. This directive follows a joint win in November 27, 2025 by-elections and consensus on national politics.

• The NEC meeting, chaired by President William Ruto, also ordered repeat grassroots elections in specific polling centers.
• The partnership between UDA and ODM includes mutual support for candidates and the adoption of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) Report of 2024.
• The recently concluded grassroots elections on January 10, 2026, involved 492,439 candidates for 231,770 seats in 17,953 polling centers across 20 counties, with 2.4 million members participating.