Nyoro ditches UDA for People's Party of Kenya

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By Fred Kagonye | Aug 17, 2026
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro during his address at Safari Park, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has announced his exit from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party and joined the People’s Party of Kenya.

“For the avoidance of doubt, you all know we left government a long time ago and disassociated ourselves with UDA,” he said.

“My people and I have joined the People’s Party of Kenya. I am glad that they have given me an opportunity, and I have accepted.”

In a televised address at the Safari Park hotel in Nairobi, Nyoro, accused UDA of failing in its campaign promises citing it as a reason why he left UDA for the opposition.

Nyoro gave direction after months of silence and speculation over his next month after he was alienated as an ally of President William Ruto.

In one of his proposals during the address, Nyoro, said that Kenya should create a Doctors and Health Care Workers Commission.

This he said would streamline the management of doctors and address their challenges as well as of those of health sector.

According to the Kiharu MP the body will give doctors and healthcare workers a national platform to manage them, harmonise their employment and ease transfers across the country.

“If we have a national platform to manage our health-care workers, this will be a good opportunity, first of all to harmonise, and number two also, to ease their welfare in terms of transfers,” Nyoro said.

The commission, he said, would also help the country address staffing challenges and improve medical professionals’ welfare.

The MP also said that Kenyan’s contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) pensions and retirement can be reduced by half and the remainder redirected to funding healthcare.

This move he said that would plug some Sh40 billion into the system to cater for emergencies and chronic illnesses.

“Many families have been ravaged by bills. As much as we are talking as leaders, we must provide practical solutions.”

“Many families have been ravaged by bills. As much as we are talking as leaders, we must provide practical solutions.”

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