The National Elections Board of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has suspended Nairobi County elections that were scheduled for Monday.
The party's National Elections Board chaired by Anthony Mwaura said in a statement on Saturday that the move was occasioned by an order by the political parties Dispute Tribunal.
The highly-awaited elections were to pit Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's camp against a team allied to Embakasi North MP James Gakuya.
Sakaja was seen as the frontrunner and a possible winner of the county chairmanship position after he secured the support of 240 delegates out of the possible 340 during the constituency-level elections.
"This suspension is issued pursuant to an order issued on 6th June 2024, by the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, halting the election for Nairobi County," the board said.
"The Board will provide further communication regarding the rescheduled date and any additional instructions in due course. We regret any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter."
The cancelation of the county elections comes hours after the Elections Board held a meeting with Sakaja and Gakuya teams on Thursday.
The meeting was to address grey issues about the mode of election after Gakuya 's camp allegedly pushed for a manual system over the digital one.
Delegates at the constituency level had used an electronic system to elect 20 officials from each constituency that would elect the county leaders.
The party's elections board had previously affirmed that the elections would be digital after procuring gadgets worth millions of shillings.
