UDA grassroots polls: Can party break jinx, hold credible vote?

The jury is still out on whether UDA will break the jinx and rewrite history or suffer the same fate as its predecessors. Time will tell...

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President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is struggling to conduct credible grassroots elections, despite significant investment. The President has now ordered a repeat of polls in areas with low turnout or failures.

The UDA party spent millions of shillings on the exercise in 20 counties.
President William Ruto directed officials to redo the polls.
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah participated in the UDA grassroot elections on January 10, 2026, in Kiambu County.

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