United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has postponed its grassroots elections from December to April.
The decision was arrived at following a meeting held by the party's National Steering Committee chaired by President William Ruto on Friday.
In a statement on Saturday by UDA's Secretary-General Cleophas Malala, the party's elections were postponed from the scheduled December 9, 2023, and will be held in three clusters; April 12, 19 and 26, respectively.
The SG announced that a detailed schedule outlining the county clusters will be released at a later time.
"We encourage all aspirants to continue with their registration, which will remain open until 6:00 pm on March 22, 2024," he said.
Early this week, the Star had established that a new political war had erupted in Ruto's party as leaders fought for top leadership positions ahead of next month's grassroots elections.
The crux of the matter involved protests over a plan to expand the party's leadership structure to include three deputy party leaders at the helm of the organogram.
Both Mt Kenya and the Western region are restive and at the centre of the friction rocking UDA amid fears the scramble might create tensions and spoil the party for the outfit.
The Star established that politicians from the Mt Kenya region are up in arms over the proposal and want Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to be the only deputy party leader.
Leaders from the vast region have opposed what they have termed a scheme to clip Gachagua's influence in the party by introducing two more deputy leaders at the helm.
They claim that two more deputies would completely neutralise his influence within the rank and file of the party at a time when he needs the structures to plan on how to succeed Ruto.
