- Led by party chair Sicily Mbarire, the leaders say Ruto and Gachagua were legitimately elected into office.
- She added that the government has a duty to serve the public without being distracted and intimidated as Kenyans made their decisions in August 2022.
UDA party leaders have reiterated that the party will not be blackmailed into getting into a handshake with the opposition despite their ongoing demonstrations.
While condemning the destructive protests, the ruling party leaders urged president William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua to stay put and not be lured into any sort of engagement that would subsequently secure entry of the opposition leaders into government.
Led by party chair Sicily Mbarire, the leaders say Ruto and Gachagua were legitimately elected into office.
She added that the government has a duty to serve the public without being distracted and intimidated as Kenyans made their decisions in August 2022.
"This government must continue to serve because it was duly elected by the people of Kenya. We want our president to stay put and not be intimidated by anyone," she said.
Speaking on Friday, the Embu governor said Raila has frequently been pulling a similar script of subjecting the country to chaos for his selfish ambition.
She said such precedence needs to be condemned as it is tantamount to watering down a democratically elected government.
She further called on the government to end the ongoing Azimio destructive protests owing to the large-scale destruction of properties.
"Enough is enough! Those demos must come to an end because they are no longer peaceful. We are tired of you Raila Odinga, it's high time you take a break and retire from politics and pass over the baton of leadership to the young leaders from your region," she added.
She further condemned the razing of the Siaya UDA office saying that was uncalled for.
Mbarire also took a swipe at Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua for invalidating Ruto's presidency.
She said Ruto won fairly and his presidency was authenticated by the supreme court after the opposition filed a petition to disagree with the results.
She further dared the former Gichugu MP to organize anti-government protests in her home county Kirinyaga if she is indeed brave and serious about their irreducible minimum.
She spoke in Ndia, Kirinyaga during the party's grassroots sensitization drive concerning the upcoming party officials' elections scheduled to be conducted in August.
She implored UDA supporters to register overwhelmingly as party members so that they can get a green light to participate in the elections.
"Many times as politicians we forget about political party matters as soon as we are elected into office. However, we want to take a different route with UDA by making sure that we build the party and grow it together so that it can be firm and able to spread its wings across all parts of the country."
he added that UDA will be run democratically and consultations will be prioritized in accordance with the party's constitution. Her sentiments were echoed by party secretary general Cleophas Malala who assured UDA supporters that the party will not deploy dictatorial tendencies.
He said the party will have democratically elected officials from the national level all down to the polling centre level.
"We want as many supporters to register as members so that they can participate in electing their officials," he said.
"Each polling centre will have 20 officials who will be elected by members. The officials will then by way of ballot, elect 20 ward officials who will in turn elect 20 constituency representatives and finally 20 county officials."
Malala further condemned the ongoing protests by the Azimio brigade saying they are a threat to the progression of the country.
He further condemned the razing of the Siaya UDA office saying as a party, they have since written to the registrar of political parties demanding the withholding of the Azimio allied parties fund until the office is fully renovated by the demo organizers.
In addition, he called for a stop to the demo further urging the opposition to give president William Ruto time to deliver to Kenyans.
Malala further urged Odinga to open his eyes as the greatest political liabilities he has are those closest to him.
Kirinyaga county governor Anne Waiguru said the county has targeted to register 380,000 UDA members by August.
She thanked the party leadership under president William Ruto for striking a gender balance as far as the party's leadership positions are concerned.
She pledged to continue supporting the president in his mission to serve the nation.
Waiguru further called out Karua for participating in destructive protests.
She said Kirinyaga locals have no time to entertain her stance as they have no time to engage in less meaningful activities.