DP William Ruto endorsed as UDA's presidential candidate

DP Ruto, who is seeking to succeed his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, was unveiled as the party's leader by the party delegates and flag bearer by the NDC on Tuesday at the Kasarani stadium during the UDA National Delegates Conference (NDC).

Earlier, the delegates had retreated to a closed-door meeting at which DP Ruto was unveiled as the National Party leader.

During the Tuesday National Delegates Conference, the UDA party also held two key meetings with the party’s National Governing Council and the National Executive Committee (NEC)

The two meetings were aimed at unveiling the interim party officials as well as crafting and ratifying the party's agenda in accordance with its constitution.

Over 5000 UDA party delegates were expected at the NDC to endorse DP Ruto’s State House bid in line with the party’s Constitution.

The event also marked the formal end of DP Ruto’s tenure at the Jubilee Party where he served as deputy party leader before being replaced at its NDC last month.

At the Kasarani Gymnasium, workers and party officials were on Monday sprucing up the indoor arena ahead of what they termed a historic event for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as it holds its first-ever National Delegates Conference.

TSP party leader Mwangi Kiunjuri, as well as Democratic Party leader and National Assembly party leader Justin Muturi, are among the leaders present at the NDC.