The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has settled for party primaries in picking its candidate for the upcoming Malava Constituency parliamentary by-election.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the party aims at ensuring the voice of the UDA members in Malava is respected.
Mudavadi was speaking in Kabras West where he presided over a widows’ empowerment forum and later addressed more than 2,000 boida boda operators at the Bodad Boda empowerment programe at Malava Boys.
He said the exercise will be transparent, free and fair.
“I am not here to endorse any aspirant as the UDA candidate. I will not announce any name. An opportunity will come for the people of Malava to decide, and UDA will respect the decision of the people of Malava.” Said Mudavadi.
“We are preparing to have the party nominations on 20th September 2025. As a party we will put in place all that is needed to ensure the people’s choice becomes the flagbearer for UDA. added UDA Vice Chairperson Kelvin Lunani.
Mudavadi said after the nominations, the UDA team will officially camp in Malava and campaign rigorously for the candidate who will have won in the primaries.
However, he challenged the aspirants present, seeking the UDA party ticket among them Simon Kangwana Chimuche, Ryan Injendi Malulu, David Ndakwa and Leonard Lipala Shimaka to remain loyal to the party post the primaries.
“I have paraded all the UDA aspirants present before the people of Malava and Kenya. I have asked them if they will remain in the party and support the party irrespective of the outcome of the nominations and all the four have confessed, they will stick with the party. Anyone who will ditch the party after the primaries will not only have betrayed the people of Malava, but he will have also betrayed the Kabras community.” Mudavadi posed.
The aspirants pledged to conduct peaceful and orderly campaigns ahead of the primaries with the Prime CS urging them to carry the party’s discipline and respect one another while reaching the people.
“I have interacted with many groups from Malava and I am still interacting with more groups, but most importantly I engaged the religious leaders on how we want the by-election campaigns to be peaceful. The people of Malava will decide and we want them to decide in a peaceful and democratic manner through the ballot.” said Mudavadi.
The Prime CS who is UDA’s patron in the Malava by-election campaigns told the electorate to consider electing a UDA candidate in the 27th November 2025 Mini-Polls reminding them of the legacy of their late MP Malulu Injendi who supported President William Ruto’s government.
“You need to look at the bigger picture. It is important for you the people of Malava to remain in government. Even ODM leader Raila Odinga has said we need to embrace the broad-based government and look beyond 2027, then Malava as you have walked with me before, I seek your support again to walk with me so that we deliver the Malava seat to UDA.” he explained.
Mudavadi assured the aspirants that whoever will lose in the nominations and faithfully remain in the party will not be left behind.
“President Ruto is the leader of UDA and the President of the Republic of Kenya. This means the UDA house is big and will accommodate everybody, as long as you remain loyal and support our course.” Mudavadi said.
“Don’t let the President down, don’t also let me down and above all don’t let the people of Malava and Western region down,” Mudavadi urged the people of Malava.
Mudavadi told the two groups the women and Boda Boda operators that when Malava wins then Kakamega wins, Western Kenya wins and Kenya will have made significant strides.
“Don’t allow people who have no foot soldier, a party that doesn’t have even a single MP in parliament to try and experiment using Malava. You must rise above all odds and show them that Malava is in government.” Mudavadi said.
The Prime CS has affirmed to continue with similar engagements moving into the UDA primaries and the November by-election.
