Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said UDA party will hold grassroots elections as part of efforts to strengthen and expand its networks.
Gachagua said UDA was in discussion on ways of ensuring the party leadership elections are held in all the polling stations across the country.
"UDA will have elections and all the officers and officials are serving on an interim basis. The party will make arrangements for national elections from the polling stations to the wards, constituency, county all the way to the national office," he said.
The DP spoke at the party headquarters in Nairobi when he toured the offices and held a meeting with officials.
UDA is currently the largest party in the country and boasts over 10 million registered members.
Gachagua said he was at the party headquarters to be apprised on behalf of President William Ruto on the activities of the outfit.
"I'm very satisfied with the progress so far and we are very happy with what the secretary general (Cleophas Malala) is doing. Since his appointment to this office, the party has been energised," he said.
"Noting that UDA was hardly a year old when it rose to power in August 2022, the plan is to build a political machine not just for 2027 elections, but for the years to come."
The DP added that the UDA party will open offices in all the 47 counties.
Gachagua said their objective is to dignify the Kenyan economy and empower those at the bottom of the social economic pyramid.
"We have seen previous political parties die after elections, but this is a party that will live many years because it is based on ideology -Bottom Up economic model," he added.
The DP said UDA will encourage democracy and criticism of it's leadership as long as it positively helps build the outfit.
He said party members were free to air their concerns on the management of the party, saying it was their democratic right to express their concerns.
"Ours is called the United Democratic party. We emphasise on that word 'democratic'. Anyone can criticise everyone and those being criticised must know that they have a responsibility and thus act in an accountable manner."
