Members of the G7 Alliance. From left, Mr Eugene Wamalwa, Mr William Ruto, Mr Chirau Mwakwere, Mr Kalonzo Musyoka and Mr Uhuru Kenyatta after a meeting in Nairobi. The leaders seek to put up a formidable campaign for the presidency in next year’s elections. Photo/FILE.

Leaders in the G7 Alliance will lodge their power-sharing agreement with the electoral commission and the registrar of political parties in order to insure it against manipulation.
The plan is part of the proposals the group’s leaders are considering as they prepare to rally their supporters and launch their campaigns against ODM’s Raila Odinga.
The plan formed part of the discussions at a meeting in Dubai attended by Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Eldoret North MP William Ruto, Saboti’s Eugene Wamalwa and presidential aspirant Raphael Tuju.
The plan contains two main strategies. The first is to conduct primaries to determine the presidential candidate and running mate.


The plan would include a pre-election pact on how the parties under the G7 banner would nominate candidates for various positions in government.
The outstanding positions include the Majority Leader and the speakers of the Lower House and the Senate.
The second strategy is to have two or three teams running on different party tickets to make it difficult for ODM to make inroads in many areas across the country and eventually force a runoff.
Should they agree to split ways in the first round, Mr Kenyatta would pair with Mr Wamalwa while Mr Ruto would pair with Trade minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, sources familiar with the draft proposals told the Sunday Nation.

Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Internal Security minister Prof George Saitoti would be encouraged to pick running mates and run in the first round. The results of the first round would determine what kind of alliance they would craft for the runoff.
The leaders and their political parties will sign an agreement that they will stick to the plan.
Dujis MP Aden Duale, a close ally of Mr Ruto, said they plan to deposit any negotiation with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to “give the agreement some insurance”.
Mr Kenyatta has called a meeting of the Kanu National Executive Council next weekend as he seeks to put his party in order like the other presidential hopefuls in the PNU Alliance.
The retreat at the Great Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha will also be attended by PNU MPs originally from Kanu
Aides and political allies of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto confirmed that the leaders had held a number of meetings, culminating in the November 24 talks in Dubai.
The meeting was held a day after President Kibaki completed a four-day tour of the United Arab Emirates.

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