President William Ruto has directed his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua to lead political negotiations to unlock the UDA county elections standoff in Nairobi. The highly emotive Nairobi County polls pit two factions allied to Governor Johnson Sakaja and Embakasi North MP James Gakuya. The UDA National Elections Board on Saturday cancelled the Nairobi County elections which were planned to be held on Monday following a dispute. The Gakuya faction reportedly wants elections held using a manual system while the Sakaja camp wants a pure digital process to elect county officials. Following the Constituency elections held across Nairobi, Sakaja camp romped to victory, garnering 240 votes against Gakuya's 340 votes.

Source: The Star June 09, 2024 08:27 UTC