President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has resorted to handing out State appointments in a last-minute attempt to influence the outcome of Thursday’s by-elections.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi while in the final campaign rallies on Monday issued appointment letters to two UDA aspirants – who lost in the party primaries – in an effort to ramp up support for David Indakwa, the ruling party’s candidate in Malava constituency.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which has traditionally commanded significant backing in Luo Nyanza, also on Monday concluded its heavily-funded campaigns by blaming their broad-based partner – UDA – for campaigning against the party’s candidate, Boyd Were, in the Kasipul by-election.
Hitherto seen as ODM’s safe seat, Kasipul has since slipped into a battleground, with Philip Aroko, an independent candidate, mounting a major challenge against the party.
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