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Big fights, tough demands that stalled long-awaited UDA polls

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UDA party logo. Polls that had been slated for tomorrow have now been pushed to April next year. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

President William Ruto's UDA has postponed its party elections planned for tomorrow with reports that differences over whether or not to fold political parties forming the Kenya Kwanza coalition are to blame for the surprise turn of events.

It has emerged talks over dissolving the parties stalled after factions within the coalition failed to agree.

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