UDA wars escalate in the city as party polls cause jitters in camps

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during church service at Jesus Winner Ministry in Roysambu Constituency, Nairobi County on March 5, 2023. [DPCS]

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is in a crisis. Its top leaders, split between supporting President William Ruto or his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, are embroiled in wrangles over party elections scheduled to be held this Friday, even as some factions threaten to quit the outfit.

UDA, which has been seeking to break the curse of political parties that hate going to the ballot, was poised to hold elections for the Nairobi County chairmanship positions on June 7, a process that now hangs in limbo.