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State House fails to resolve UDA candidate for Malava impasse

By Bernard Lusigi | 4d ago

President Rutos aid Farouk Kibet hes recieved by Malava UDA party suppoters during empowerment programme for the people living with disabilites at Malava in Kakamega county on September 11, 2025. UDA party is yet to naminate its candidate for Malava by-elections.[Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

A meeting chaired by President William Ruto in State House, Nairobi, failed to settle on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate for the November 27 Malava by-election.

Multiple sources indicate that all five UDA aspirants were invited to a 15-minute meeting with the President on Monday to pick a candidate through consensus.

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