United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Malava parliamentary candidate David Ndakwa has responded to calls by Democratic Action Party–Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa. Wamalwa had called for Ndakwa’s disqualification over alleged violence and election rigging. Ndakwa said DAP-K candidate Seth Panyako and his opponents are running sideshows. He stated that he has been peaceful throughout the campaigns.
DAP-K’s Malava parliamentary candidate Seth Panyako was on Wednesday morning arrested and detained at Malava Police Station, just hours after he was reportedly attacked overnight and one of his vehicles torched in escalating political tensions in the constituency. The Democratic Action Party–Kenya (DAP-K) said the arrest came shortly after Panyako endured a night of chaos
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has settled on Kabras West MCA and Kakamega County Minority Leader David Athman Ndakwa as its flagbearer for the upcoming Malava parliamentary by-election. Ndakwa triumphed in the party’s hotly contested primaries, flooring the son of the late MP, Ryan Malulu Injendi, to secure the ticket. The primaries, conducted electronically, earned