- President William Ruto directed recently the current party officials to ensure the elections are above board.
- The naming of the officials after the party declared positions to be contested in the polls.
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President William Ruto’s UDA party has dispatched managers to various regions ahead of the much-anticipated grassroots elections.
The officials will help to oversee the proper planning and coordination of the activities leading to the December 9, elections.
“It is notified for general information that the UDA Party, in preparation for the upcoming grassroots elections, has made the following appointments of regional and county Managers,” reads a notice by party secretary general Cleophas Malala.
In the notice dated October 4, Malala has named 16 regional managers and 18 county managers.
During the inaugural National Governing Council meeting at the Bomas of Kenya last Friday, President William Ruto directed the current party officials to ensure the elections are above board.
“Nobody will be given a seat on a platter...everyone must be elected by the party members,” Ruto warned.
In some of the changes, the Coast region which comprises Taita Taveta, Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu will be headed by Khalif Abdi Adhan with South Nyanza which consists of Kisii and Nyamira being led by Ezekiel Bosire.
The county manager for Narok and Kajiado is Supeet Rais Daniel while Alex Khamasi will be in charge of Kakamega, Busia, Bungoma and Vihiga.
Rift Valley has been categorised into four North, South, Central, and North Rift II while Central is split into two.
John Matiko will be in charge of Migori, Isiolo (Nora Wito), Nyamira (Kinaro Ndubi), Kirinyara (James Kihia) and Kilifi (Daniel Chai).’
The naming of the officials comes after the party declared positions to be contested in the polls to be held right from the polling centres, wards, Constituencies and County levels.
Applications will be done via the UDA Election portal with all officials being required to be life members of the party before assuming office.
At the County Congress, it will comprise 20 Constituency Committee members who will be drawn from each constituency from the county as well as the elected county leaders of the party in the county.
These will include governors, their deputies, Senators and women representatives.
The County Congress will elect 13 officials who will include a chairperson and a deputy chairperson, secretary and deputy secretary, and a treasurer.
It will also comprise of an organizing secretary, Youth, Women, Persons with Disabilities, MSMEs, farmers, religious groups and professional groups representatives.
The County Congress will also comprise of seven members with at least three from either gender.
The same structure will be replicated at the Constituency Congress which will comprise members of 20 members from the Ward Committee and elected Member(s) of National Assembly of the party.
The Ward Congress will have 20 polling Centre Committee members drawn from each polling centre in the ward, as well as elected leader(s) of the party in the ward. They will elect 13 officials among themselves plus seven others.
The 20 polling Centre Committee members will be elected by all party members.
They will include three members from the religious groups, four representing Micro, Small, Medium and large enterprises and three representatives of professional groups.
Four other members will represent youth, three farmers representatives, one special interest groups representative as well as two other members, one from each gender.
The 20 will elect 13 members from among themselves to form the Polling Centre Executive Committees.