In a message shared on his X account on Wednesday night, February 4, 2026, Kaluma accused the defectors of pursuing personal interests and trying to outsmart the emerging ODM–UDA alliance.
“Those political rejects from ODM strongholds who joined UDA as aspirants should know we are too sharp for their self-seeking chicanery. Government is led from Parliament,” Kaluma said.
The lawmaker said the planned ODM–UDA pre-election coalition is focused on winning control of Parliament.
He explained that the alliance is targeting at least 75 per cent of parliamentary seats in the next election.
To achieve this, Kaluma said the two parties will avoid competing against each other in their traditional support bases.
ODM will not field parliamentary or gubernatorial candidates in UDA-dominated areas, while UDA will stay out of ODM strongholds.
“The ODM–UDA pre-election coalition must have at least 75 per cent of MPs in the next election,” he said. “This is why we will not split votes in our bases.”
Kaluma also outlined conditions that must be met for the agreement to hold.
Speaking earlier on January 1, 2026, he said ODM would only join the coalition if it remains a distinct party with full control of its strongholds.
“Once we finish the talks and they end well, we will go into a pre-election coalition,” Kaluma said. “If we don’t agree, then we will run for elections as ODM.”