UDA faces litmus test as small parties plan by-election upset
Former Marakwet West MP William Kisang addresses journalists after IEBC cleared him to run in the January by-election. Kisang clinched the UDA party ticket after garnering 28,136 votes.
President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is facing an acid test in its quest to retain the Elgeyo Marakwet Senate seat in the upcoming by-election. The seat fell vacant following the appointment of Mr Kipchumba Murkomen to the Cabinet.
After a rigorous party nomination exercise that attracted 21 aspirants, two disgruntled candidates, Mr Tim Kipchumba and Ms Jerotich Seii jumped ship and joined the Party of Peace and Development (PPD) and Safina Party respectively to contest the January 5 Senate by-election.
