President William Ruto is said to have issued strong directives to his Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua immediately after the Saturday’s UDA crisis meeting at State House.
According to reports President Ruto directed Gachagua to solve the standoff within the United Democratic Alliance in Nairobi that has seen the postponement of elections.
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Through the statement by UDA, Gachagua should ensure that unity is restored between the two camps that are at loggerheads on the process of grassroots elections.
The two camps in Nairobi are said to be led by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and James Gakuya, the Embakasi North MP whom are alleged to have disagreed in the mode of voting.
Sakaja is said to be demanding the voting to be conducted digitally while James Gakuya demands the process to be done manually through the ballot.
After Gachagua, President Ruto also issued directives to UDAs National Elections Board (NEB) Chairman Anthony Mwaura to cancel grassroots elections in Narok and West Pokot counties.
“Where the courts have issued orders stopping the election, we have to postpone. We must respect court orders,” Ruto said after disputes were filed in court for the two counties.
However, after the postponement of the Nairobi polls, the President ordered Gachagua to solve the dispute between the two warring camps and ensure that the Nairobi polls are held on the same day with the other two counties.
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The President is also expected to hold another UDA meeting on Monday in a bid to cool down the political temperatures within the UDA party that has seen members go at each other with a war of words.