UDA opts for opinion polls in Kamukunji, Embakasi East and Starehe Constituencies
By Judy Jerono
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has opted for opinion polls to identify candidates in Kamkunji, Embakasi East, and Starehe constituencies in Nairobi after cancelling the nominations.
The UDA Party National Elections Board (NEB) has also stopped joint nominations in Dagoretti North and Mathare with the Amani National Alliance (ANC), a Kenya Kwanza Alliance associate party after consultations between UDA and ANC.
“The National Elections Board wishes to notify the public that after consultations between UDA and ANC, there will be no joint nominations for Dagoretti North and Mathare Constituencies. Instead, alternative methods will be used to identify nominees. This, therefore, means that there will be no universal suffrage nominations between the coalition partners as earlier communicated,” said the board’s chairperson Anthony Mwaura.
“The board also clarifies that there will be no nominations for Embakasi East and Kamkunji constituencies under UDA using universal suffrage. Instead, alternative methods as provided by the party constitution will be applied.”
The only Constituency which is remaining is Roysambu and 19 wards and it will hold the primaries on Wednesday.
According to the Party’s chairman, Anthony Mwaura is that both Starehe Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Njagua and his rival, Simon Mbugua, have agreed to use opinion polls.
He said the two have signed a commitment to accept the polls’ results, witnessed by NEB chairperson and UDA Secretary-General Veronica Maina.
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After the primaries exercise is completed in all areas, Deputy President William Ruto, the UDA party’s leader, will meet both winners and losers in the nominations next week to deliberate on how to keep the party together ahead of the August 9 polls.
“Deputy President has talked to most of those people who lost and next week we are planning to meet all the aspirants who participated in our elections to map out the way forward,” Mwaura.
“We have agreed that we clear all the issues of nominations then we have a meeting with all the UDA winners and losers in the primaries,” said UDA Chairman Johnson Muthama.
The nominations are also expected to be repeated in Rongai in Nakuru, Moiben (Uasin Gishu), Turkana East and Turkana West (Turkana) and Mt Elgon in Bungoma County as well as all wards in Bumula, Biashara, Mt Elgon, Malava, Lugari, Turkana East, Turkana Central and Likuyani wards.
Others are Mahiga and Endarasha in Nyeri County and several other wards in Meru County.
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After the primaries exercise is completed in all areas, Deputy President William Ruto, the UDA party’s leader, will meet both winners and losers in the nominations next week to deliberate on how to keep the party together ahead of the August 9 polls.
“Deputy President has talked to most of those people who lost and next week we are planning to meet all the aspirants who participated in our elections to map out the way forward,” Mwaura.
“We have agreed that we clear all the issues of nominations then we have a meeting with all the UDA winners and losers in the primaries,” said UDA Chairman Johnson Muthama.
The nominations are also expected to be repeated in Rongai in Nakuru, Moiben (Uasin Gishu), Turkana East and Turkana West (Turkana) and Mt Elgon in Bungoma County as well as all wards in Bumula, Biashara, Mt Elgon, Malava, Lugari, Turkana East, Turkana Central and Likuyani wards.
Others are Mahiga and Endarasha in Nyeri County and several other wards in Meru County. What's Your Reaction?
