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UDA allows parastatal heads to contest polls

UDA National Women Congress at Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi on October 13, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance has opened a new era in Kenya's politics by giving chief executive officers of state corporations and board members the nod to contest elective party positions.

This move by UDA contradicts an advisory issued by Attorney General Justin Muturi and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who had categorically stated that parastatal heads should be considered state officers and, as such, prohibited from engaging in political party activities.

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