Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has exuded confidence that the United Democratic Party's influence will surpass the former ruling party Jubilee in terms of influence. Speaking on Thursday during a meeting with county coordinators at the UDA headquarters in Nairobi, Gachagua said the party will be so popular such it will share popularity with ODM in its backyard in Nyanza on a 50-50 basis. "Nyanza itself, hii ODM tutagawa nusu 50-50 na tusukume ikuwe 50 plus one (this ODM we shall share 50-50 and push it to 50+1)," he said. Gachagua said already, UDA has taken over regions where Jubilee and ODM were the most popular parties and the tide continues to shift in their favour. "In Luo Nyanza kwa ODM tuko na wabunge karibu tisa (we have about nine MPs in Nyanza.

Source: The Star May 19, 2023 02:01 UTC