President William Ruto participated in the ongoing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) grassroots elections at Koilel Primary School in Uasin Gishu County on Saturday, January 10. He commended the large turnout of both candidates and voters, emphasizing the party's commitment to democratic governance and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.

• Over 310,651 candidates registered for the 237,940 available party offices across 12,000 polling centres nationwide, with an estimated three million party members expected to vote.
• The Mt Kenya region showed high participation, with Meru County leading with 35,343 candidates, significantly exceeding initial projections.
• The elections are taking place in 20 counties, with 223,425 candidates facing contests and 80,038 candidates running unopposed, as UDA aims to strengthen its grassroots structures before the 2027 polls.