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UDA grassroots polls: Can party break jinx, hold credible vote?

Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah participates in UDA grassroot elections on January 10, 2026 in Kiambu County. [KIMAKU CHEGE, STANDARD]

President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has failed to pass the test of becoming the first political party to successfully conduct grassroots elections despite spending millions of shillings on the exercise in 20 counties.

President Ruto has now directed party officials to repeat the polls in areas where the exercise either failed due to lack of interest or recorded low turnout.

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