UDA Announces October Dates for Ward-Level Grassroots Elections

Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: October 18, 2026Country: Kenya

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UDA Announces October Dates for Ward-Level Grassroots Elections

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has scheduled grassroots elections in ten Kenyan counties for October 16, 17 and 31, 2026. Samburu is set to vote on October 16; Tana River, Vihiga, Nakuru, Marsabit and Isiolo on October 17; and Meru, Embu, Tharaka Nithi and Bomet on October 31. The party’s ENDRC will receive complaints from aggrieved candidates within 24 hours of the elections. The polls form part of a recruitment drive that has drawn hundreds of thousands of candidates and will help select ward congress officials across Kenya’s 1,450 wards.

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