Nairobi, April 4 -- Unfulfilled pre and post-election promises are at the heart of a brewing revolt in Kenya Kwanza Alliance which is threatening merger plans to form a giant UDA party ahead of President William Ruto's re-election bid.

Smaller member parties are behind the quite rebellion against plans to merge and transform into the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

Kenya Kwanza Alliance member parties' secretary generals said the promises were made during a meeting chaired by UDA Secretary-General Cleophas Malala on March 14, 2023.

More than a year after Mr Malala's ambitious declaration of plans to transform the UDA into a behemoth akin to South Africa's ruling African National Congress, nothing has changed.

At the time of the anno...