▁Kal on zo ▁Mus y oka , ▁the ▁other ▁going ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Orange ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement ▁( OD M ). ▁K AN U ▁subsequently ▁left ▁the ▁coal ition ▁entirely , ▁and ▁Mo i ▁announced ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁K ib aki , ▁his ▁former ▁political ▁enemy , ▁in ▁late ▁August . ▁U h uru ▁Ken y atta ▁followed ▁suit ▁and ▁announced ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁K ib aki ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember . ▁K AN U ▁did ▁not ▁nomin ate ▁as ▁president ial ▁candidate , ▁although ▁it ▁cont ested ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁elections . ▁ ▁Several ▁O DM ▁members ▁v ied ▁for ▁presiden cy , ▁including ▁Mus y oka , ▁Rail a ▁Od ing a , ▁Ken y atta ▁( before ▁K AN U ' s ▁withdraw al ), ▁William ▁R uto , ▁Naj ib ▁Bal ala , ▁Mus alia ▁M ud av adi ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Ny ag ah . ▁Following ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁split , ▁O DM – K en ya ▁appointed ▁Mus y oka ▁as ▁its ▁candidate ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁and ▁the ▁O DM ▁selected ▁Od ing a ▁as ▁its ▁candidate ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September . ▁ ▁President ial ▁candidates ▁presented ▁their ▁nom ination ▁papers ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁to ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁( ECK ) ▁and ▁nine ▁candidates ▁were ▁cleared ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁December . ▁All ▁nine ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁also ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁Ken