The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has removed its Secretary General Cleophas Malala and replaced him with vice chairman Omar Hassan on interim basis.
The party National Executive Committee announced that it has revoked the appointment of Malala as its Secretary General in a statement issued after a meeting on Friday morning.
“National Executive Committee was convened today through the request of the members of the Committee to discuss, deliberate and agree on the way forward based on the events of the last few days in the Party and fundamentally, the events of the last few weeks in our Country. Resultantly, the Party will be implementing a raft of governing and administrative measures to accelerate its agenda and to set forth a distinctive path of inclusive, participative and consultative organisation,” the UDA statement read.
UDA said that this decision follows consultative deliberations and complies with Article 8.2 of the party constitution.
The committee noted they decided to implement the series of administrative measures to accelerate their agenda and set forth a path of inclusive, participative, and consultative organization.
The NEC also reviewed the ongoing grassroots elections, directing the National Elections Board to make necessary adjustments and continue with elections in the remaining counties as previously communicated.
They emphasized that these elections will allow party members to choose their leaders from the polling centre level to the national level.
The NEC highlighted its constitutional mandate to provide policies and political guidance to the party, noting the need to continually realign these policies with the broader national political landscape and collective aspirations.
Consequently, the party will be implementing several administrative measures to accelerate its agenda and establish a distinctive path of inclusive, participative, and consultative organization.
