UDA had scheduled the polls for August but they were put on hold following political unrest caused by the controversial Finance Bill, 2024. Both UDA and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga plan to hold their grassroots elections in November amid 2027 General Election coalition talks. The ODM Central Management Committee meeting chaired by Odinga last month directed the party’s National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC) to begin preparations for the polls. UDA National Elections Board chairperson Anthony Mwaura told The Weekly Review that the board will hold a meeting to set the new dates for the polls. In Jubilee, then-President Uhuru Kenyatta declined to call for party elections even as his then-deputy, Dr Ruto, sustained pressure for party members to participate in electing officials.
