President William Ruto's strongholds will have the highest number of delegates that will pick national officials of his UDA. The UDA National Executive Committee meeting chaired by President Ruto on Saturday evening agreed on a formula which will see opposition strongholds send fewer delegates to the National Delegates Convention in December. Lately, regions like Western, Nyanza and Coast have been warming up to UDA with significant number of delegates turning up in the ongoing grassroots polls. However, under the new formula, regions that voted less for Ruto will have fewer delegates in what insiders say is a move to insulate UDA from opposition moles that may try to sway the national polls. The upcoming UDA delegates convention is crucial as it will adopt a new leadership structure that confirmed Gachagua as the sole deputy party leader with other assistants.

Source: The Star June 09, 2024 09:49 UTC