Coalitions: Are party hardliners a selfish lot?

Suna East MP Junet Mohamed. [David Njaaga, Standard]

With about 30 days to the deadline for submission of coalition agreements to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), fears are emerging that some political operatives may be impeding, instead of aiding, the coalition-building process.

At the centre of the poll drama are the key combatants, Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga, who are engrossed in assembling coalition partners and piecing-together terms of engagements, which have to be deposited to the ORPP, by April 9.