UDA to hold second phase of grassroots elections in April 2025
Elections in the remaining counties of Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Isiolo, Taita Taveta, Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, and Tana River will be held on April 12.
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has announced the second phase of its grassroots elections, which will be held from April 11-12, 2025, across 22 counties.
The announcement was made by Antony Mwaura, the party's National Election Board (NEB) Chairperson, on Thursday.
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"The National Election Board of the UDA hereby issues an official notice regarding the Phase II polling centre-level grassroots elections scheduled for the 11th and 12th of April, 2025," reads the statement in part.
According to Mwaura, the elections will take place on April 11 in counties including Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Kajiado, Turkana, Kisii, Nyamira, Bungoma, Migori, Siaya, and Kisumu.
Elections in the remaining counties of Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Isiolo, Taita Taveta, Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, and Tana River will be held on April 12.
Mwaura encouraged all interested candidates to register, noting that the registration process is open to all aspirants and participants.
The party urges all members and candidates to prepare for the upcoming elections and follow the guidelines as outlined.
This move comes after the first phase of grassroots elections, which took place in April 2024 in Nairobi, Narok, West Pokot, Busia, Homa Bay, and Garissa counties.
The UDA party had previously faced several challenges during the first phase of the grassroots elections, including technical issues that led to their postponement.
Despite the process costing the party up to Sh200 million, it was forced to delay further elections due to the nationwide anti-government protests in June 2024, which stemmed from the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
The party in Nairobi had to postpone the grassroots election twice, with the final scheduled for June 21, 2024.
The elections had been scheduled for June 22 at the Bomas of Kenya.
"Due to unavoidable circumstances, the county-level election for Nairobi County will not take place as planned," read a statement by UDA.
The Political Parties Dispute Tribunal had halted the elections on June 6 following a complaint lodged by one of the factions.
In a move to find a resolution, President William Ruto directed his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, to lead talks between the two camps and find the way forward.
The highly emotive Nairobi County polls pit two factions allied to Governor Johnson Sakaja and Embakasi North MP James Gakuya.
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