The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has announced February 2, 2026, as the deadline for registration into its Aspirants’ Forum for party members seeking to contest various elective positions in the 2027 General Election.

In a notice issued by the UDA National Elections Board (NEB) Chairperson Anthony Mwaura on Thursday, January 29, 2026, the ruling party called on all qualified and interested members to complete their registration by Monday, February 2, at 11:59 p.m.

According to UDA, registration is being conducted exclusively through its official online portal, with aspirants required to verify their details once the process is complete. Only duly registered aspirants will be eligible to participate in the forthcoming Aspirants’ Forum meeting.

“Following a Notice issued on 21st January, 2026, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) hereby informs all Party Members and Aspiring Candidates that the Registration Deadline for the UDA Aspirants’ Forum is Monday, 2nd February, 2026 at 11.59 p.m,” UDA stated.

“All qualified and interested Party Members who intend to contest for various Elective positions in the 2027 General Election are invited to complete their registration within the stipulated period. The Registration shall continue to be conducted through the official portal (https://aspirants-forum.uda.ke/). Aspirants are requested to verify their registration through: (https://aspirants-forum.uda.ke/verify-registration).”

UDA Aspirants’ Forum meeting

UDA further announced that the Aspirants’ Forum meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, starting at 8:00 a.m., at the State House, Nairobi.

Aspirants attending the meeting will be required to carry their National Identity Cards for verification purposes.

“All duly registered Aspirants are invited to attend the UDA Aspirants’ Forum meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 4th February, 2026, at 8.00 a.m., at State House, Nairobi, and are required to carry their National Identity cards for verification purposes,” the notice read.

Voter turnout in UDA grassroots

The notice comes days after President William Ruto expressed his dissatisfaction over the low voter turnout in the recently conducted UDA grassroots elections.

Speaking at the State House in Nairobi on Monday, January 26, 2026, while addressing the National Governing Council (NGC), Ruto expressed his disappointment that the leaders did not take the initiative to guide the process, leading to the failure of the process.

The grassroots elections that were meant to elect 20 party officials per polling station were termed as unsuccessful.

“I want to ask you, as leaders, that the grassroots is very important. I want to encourage you to get back to the ward level and become the leaders at the grassroots. The legitimacy of the party comes from the grassroots. I was a member of the KANU party, and the reason why the party excelled for many years was that leaders were elected at the grassroots,” Ruto said.