REVEALED: How UDA Plots To Challenge Kalonzo’s Wiper In Strongholds
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has announced ambitions to increase its political presence in Eastern Kenya, with Makueni County emerging as a primary target for the 2027 general election.
Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse stated the party’s approach, revealing that the UDA wants to field candidates for all elected offices in Makueni, from governor to members of the County Assembly (MCAs).
Mutuse stated during a rally at Kiaoni Market on Thursday, July 23, that UDA was projecting itself as a national party capable of delivering development to Makueni locals.
The legislator faulted both current and previous county leadership for failing to address the region’s challenges.
“We have decided that our people have lived through hardship for far too long because of poor leadership,” Mutuse said.
As the Two Term Movement, we make this appeal in good faith and with sincerity. But if they choose a different path, we are fully prepared to meet them at the ballot box and decisively defeat them, regardless of the political formation or coalition they present. https://t.co/kX3XJAczfm— Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, OGW (@HonMwengiMutuse) July 23, 2026
“Our people have developed a habit of following tribal-based political parties. We have now said that we no longer want ethnic parties. We want a national party, and that party is UDA.”
The MP announced that UDA would field Professor Philip Kaloki for the Makueni gubernatorial seat and Andrew Mulwa Mutava for the Senate seat.
He also urged residents to back the party’s candidates in the next General Election.
He further said the party was not only targeting the county’s top seats but also a complete political takeover.
UDA aims to win all six parliamentary constituencies in Makueni and secure a majority of the 30 MCA seats.
𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘
We are rallying Kenyans to reject the politics of tribalism, entitlement, and division, and instead embrace one another as citizens of one united nation.
This evening, at Kiaoni Market in Kibwezi West, we called on Hon.… pic.twitter.com/mpKyaLsHp8— Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, OGW (@HonMwengiMutuse) July 23, 2026
“We have also decided that we want a governor who is close to the ordinary citizen, a governor who understands the challenges facing everyday people,” he said.
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“Our hospitals have lacked medicines for too long. We want to change that, and we have decided that, as the UDA party, we will field a development-oriented governor, Professor Philip Kaloki.”
According to Mutuse, the region should align its local leadership with the national government, expressing confidence that President William Ruto would retain power beyond the 2027 General Election.
His remarks signal the beginning of UDA’s push to challenge Wiper Party’s dominance in Makueni and the wider Ukambani region.
For years, Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has been regarded as the region’s political kingpin, with the party controlling the majority of elective seats across Ukambani.
UDA’s latest push in Makueni comes as President Ruto’s allies seek to strengthen the party’s foothold in the region, with some local leaders declaring their willingness to work with the national government.
The party has previously maintained that it will field candidates for all elective positions in the 2027 General Election as part of its strategy to expand its grassroots support across the country.
REVEALED: How UDA Plots To Challenge Kalonzo’s Wiper In Strongholds
