The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has announced plans for repeat elections in four counties following the initial phase of its polls.
In a statement by the National Elections Board (NEB) on May 1, 2024, Chairman Eng. Anthony Mwaura acknowledged both the success of the first phase and the challenges necessitating a repeat in certain areas.
“After holding a post-mortem evaluation of those elections in the five counties where our party members went to poll, we have come to a conclusion that the exercise was largely successful,” he said.
The elections, conducted on April 26, 2024, included counties such as Homabay, Busia, Narok, West Pokot, and Nairobi, in accordance with UDA party regulations.
Despite voting taking place, logistical obstacles due to heavy rains and isolated incidents of theft and vandalism of electronic voting gadgets were reported in UDA grassroot elections.
“As would be expected with the current torrential rains pounding across the country, it was difficult for us to access some parts of the vast counties, notably West Pokot and Narok,”
Challanges in Accessing UDA Poll Stations
Though we employed sufficient resources to reach as many parts as possible, including two choppers that were on standby to ferry election materials, it still became challenging to access all polling centers in good time,” said Eng. Mwaura.
Furthermore, incidents of theft and vandalism were reported, where electronic voting gadgets were either stolen or damaged.
Eng. Mwaura pointed out that such behavior would not be tolerated, and those responsible would face severe consequences.
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“There were also a few incidents of unbecoming behavior where some of our gadgets were either stolen or vandalized,”
“This serious offence is being handled by the authorities. We may not divulge much details at the moment, save to say the punishment on those responsible for these acts of hooliganism will be severe and deterrent,” read in part UDA statement.
A total of 538 polling centers across Busia, West Pokot, Nairobi, and Narok counties have been identified for the repeat elections, scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Counties Listed for Repeat polls
The affected counties and the number of polling centers slated for a re-vote are as follows: Busia with 25 polling centers out of 536, West Pokot with 385 polling centers out of 802, Nairobi with 50 polling centers out of 378, and Narok with 78 polling centers out of 595.
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UDA party through NEB reiterated that there would be no repeat polls in Homa Bay county.
“There will be no any repeat polls in Homa Bay county,” said UDA statement.
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