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The DCP Secretary for Planning and Economic Affairs said there was no reason for the parties to force an early agreement when coalition-building was still taking shape.
The ODM MP said the growing number of registered voters pointed to a potentially larger voting bloc by the time Kenyans go to the polls in 2027.
The party says it reserved the Ukombozi name in March last year but later wrote to the Registrar asking the office to discontinue the registration process.
Atwoli, speaking on Citizen TV on Sunday night, cited the tedious nature of the campaigns required to marshal support for such a position,
The call comes as Kenya’s older population continues to grow, with the number of people aged 60 years and above projected to increase from 2.9 million in 2024 to 3.4 million by 2030 and 4.2 million by 2035, according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The population stood at an estimated 2.7 million in 2020.
Calystus Wafula, through his lawyers Kay Adama and Co. Advocates, has written to the UDP secretary demanding a written position on reports that changes could be made to the party's leadership.
Babu has continued to express support for Sifuna’s presidential ambitions while explaining their political relationship, seeking to counter claims that differences between them were behind his decision to spend more time on his Nairobi campaign.
In a statement on Wednesday, the NPS said the event was conducted peacefully, with mutual respect and restraint among organisers, participants and security officers.
The Saboti MP alleged that the situation changed after other individuals joined the movement, claiming they interfered with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna's position and subsequently removed him from the Linda Mwananchi WhatsApp groups.
The Farmers Party leader said the credibility of an election should matter as much as securing victory, noting that a disputed outcome could leave the next administration facing a serious trust problem.
Speaking in Kisumu during his five-day tour of the Nyanza region on Monday, Ruto defended his administration’s record, citing projects and reforms in infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare and the economy as evidence of progress.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, Bigambo said Sifuna’s emergence had brought political competition directly to senior opposition figures, including former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.