United Democratic Alliance (UDA) pary has announced the cancellation of its scheduled Kamukunji repeat elections.
The party's National Election Board in a statement on Thursday said the election was cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances.
The repeat election in Kamkunji Constituency was scheduled to take place on June 6, at Hustler Centre from 9 am.
"We hereby issue a notice of cancellation for the repeat election in Kamkunji Constituency which was scheduled to take place on Thursday at Hustler Centre from 9am," the NEB Chairperson Anthony Mwaura said.
"Due to unavoidable circumstances, the repeat election for the religious position in Kamkunji Constituency will not take place as scheduled," he added.
The party said they regret any inconvenience this may cause and further appreciated the public's understanding of the situation.
"Further information regarding the rescheduling of this election will be communicated in due cause," Mwaura said.
Mwaura had on May 30 noted that UDA grassroots elections planned earlier were to go on as planned.
He declared as null and void purported postponement of the elections in West Pokot county by Secretary General Cleophas Malala.
Mwaura said Article 21 of the UDA Constitution establishes the National Elections Board as an independent organ of the party that must act independent of any direction from anybody or any party organ.
“Resultantly, any notice purporting to address election matters is unlawful, without basis and is therefore null and void,” he said.
The UDA chair said the matter was clarified by the Political Parties and Disputes Tribunal in complaint 23 of 2023 pitting Walter Trenk and others and Malala.
“A declaration be and is hereby issued that the National Elections Board is the only organ of the interested party (UDA) mandated to plan, organise, direct and coordinate internal party elections, and therefore make announcements related to the preparations for the forthcoming grassroots elections,” the Tribunal ruled thus.
As a consequence, Mwaura said UDA will carry on with all constituency-level elections scheduled to take place on Friday, May 31, 2024, in compliance with earlier notice.
“All subsequent elections will continue in accordance with the schedule or as shall by time to time be notified,” he said.
