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What UDA's triumph in mini polls portends for opposition

UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar speaks after by-elections at the party headquarters in Nairobi on November 28, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

For President Ruto’s UDA, this was a good week. Even his detractors will accept that Thursday’s by-elections indicated that it is too early to write off the President.

In an election that was more about the protagonists at the presidential level than the specific candidates, the performance of the President’s party, claims of rigging and buying the election notwithstanding, is a welcome boost for the team.

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