United Democratic Alliance (Kenya)

United Democratic Alliance
United Democratic Alliance
Founder	William Ruto
Founded	December 2020
Preceded by	Party of Development and Reforms
Ideology	National conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
Slogan	Kazi ni Kazi. (Every hustle matters.)
National Assembly	1 / 349
Senate	0 / 67
Governors	0 / 47
Website
	uda.ke/site/
	Politics of Kenya; Political parties; Elections;

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is a Kenyan political party. The party, initially called Party of Development and Reforms, officially changed its name to UDA in December 2020.^[1] The party came into the Kenyan limelight^[2]^[3] in January 2021 and is linked^[4] to politicians allied to Dr. William Ruto, the sitting Deputy President of Kenya.^[5] The party is fielding candidates^[6]^[7] in various by-elections for elective positions slated for March 2021. The party's presidential candidate for the 2022 Kenyan general election is going to be William Ruto, after he announced that he would leave the

References[]

^ Ng'etich, Jacob. "Ruto-allied party seeks change of identity". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
^ KTN News. "DP Ruto allies launch United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/gideonketer. "Hustlers' march: Inside UDA's grand roadmap to 2022". The Star. Retrieved 2021-02-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
^ Kibor, Fred. "Rift MPs: Ruto will use UDA to contest for presidency in 2022". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
^ "Kenya: Has Deputy President Ruto joined the new UDA Party?". The Africa Report.com. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
^ KTN News. "DP Ruto's Next Party: Ruto's allies hint he will use UDA | Inside Politics with Ben Kitili". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Nyamori, Jacob Ngetich and Moses. "Battle lines drawn as UDA fields candidates in by-elections". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

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[1] Ng'etich, Jacob. "Ruto-allied party seeks change of identity". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

[2] KTN News. "DP Ruto allies launch United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] ttps://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/gideonketer. "Hustlers' march: Inside UDA's grand roadmap to 2022". The Star. Retrieved 2021-02-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)

[4] Kibor, Fred. "Rift MPs: Ruto will use UDA to contest for presidency in 2022". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

[5] "Kenya: Has Deputy President Ruto joined the new UDA Party?". The Africa Report.com. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

[6] KTN News. "DP Ruto's Next Party: Ruto's allies hint he will use UDA | Inside Politics with Ben Kitili". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] Nyamori, Jacob Ngetich and Moses. "Battle lines drawn as UDA fields candidates in by-elections". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

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