Chaos was witnessed in Nairobi UDA party elections after supporters of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and James Gakuya, a strong ally to the Deputy President clashed in South B.
According to reports, the chaos erupted after members supporting the Embakasi North MP attempted to prevent the Governor’s supporters from participating in thr elections.
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The move forced Johnson Sakaja’s supporters to revolt and this forced the elections officials to momentarily hold the process as police officers intervened to call the place to order.
Other members who were embroiled in the fight while speaking with NewsProjector claimed that some elections officials were allowing non party members to cast votes forcing some elections officials to run to safety.
However, some who understood the situation deeply said that the situation was sparked by the recent comments made by Johnson Sakaja towards Deputy President, thus making Gakuya’s supporters, who has openly declared his support for Deputy President to call for his ouster in the same chaos.
A section of the voters urged the party leadership to intervene and take action against leaders who are believed to be instigating such incidents at party levels.
This comes just hours after UDA Party’s National Elections Board’s dismissed a notice by the party’s Secretary General Malala to postpone party primaries in five counties namely Nairobi, West Pokot, Narok, Busia and Homa Bay.
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According to Malala, the postponement was to happen because of the integrity issues within the party and the upcoming elections. But the UDA election board rubbished the notice and declared the elections to continue.