Drive to enlist UDA members heats up with focus on posts

Kandara Member of Parliament Alice Wahome addresses a press conference in Kisii town on May 14, where UDA allied MPs claimed they are being intimidated by the Government during Bonchari by-elections campaigns. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Rift Valley politics is bracing for a shakeup as legislators allied to Deputy President William Ruto’s Jubilee Party prepare to jump ship to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party ahead of next year’s General Election.

The Standard on Sunday has established that governors, senators, MPs and MCAs are angling for positions in the new party, which they intend to use to either seek re-election or frustrate their rivals.