UDA Aspirant Quits the Party to Vie Independently
After losing in the repeat United Democratic Alliance (UDA) primaries in Mogotio, incumbent Member of Parliament, Daniel Tuituek has left the party to run as an independent candidate for re-election.
Leah Mukangai 
Dr. Tuitoek confirmed at a press conference that he will run for re-election in the August 9 general election.
He called the rerun results, in which he lost to his main challenger Reuben Kiborek, unfair, and malicious.
The MP claimed the repeat polls were part of a larger plot to remove him from office by people he claimed were outsiders with preferred candidates.
He claimed that the party's directive to hold new elections was illegal because no one had challenged the results of the first round of voting, in which he was declared the winner.
In the overturned results, Dr. Tuitoek received 9,662 votes to his closest opponent's 9,469.
However, in the re-election, he was defeated by Mr. Kiborek, who received 9,861 votes to Dr. Tuitoek's 9,601.
“I have since learned that nobody had sanctioned the rerun, since there was no petition challenging my nomination,” Dr. Tuitoek stated.
Dr. Tuitoek, on the other hand, has stated that he supports Deputy President William Ruto's presidential bid, despite the fact that he will run as an independent candidate.
His supporters applauded the decision, saying it gives them a chance to choose a good leader.
Mr. Jim Tall claimed that UDA had treated Dr. Tuitoek unfairly by subjecting him to illegal re-voting in order to deprive him of his ticket.
“We left the Jubilee Party for UDA after we were treated unfairly but are saddened that we are being subjected to the same pain that forced us out of the Jubilee party. Anyway, we thank the MP for heeding our calls to defend his seat on an independent ticket,” Mr. Jim stated.
