UDA unveils candidates ahead of Evurore and Muminji by-elections
By Ndiritu Wanjiru, January 23, 2026Ahead of the upcoming by-elections slated for February 26, 2026, the ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), has begun a warm-up to participate in the by-elections. In their preparations, the party have picked candidates to field in the two wards.
Taking to social media handles on Friday, January 23, 2026, the UDA party has confirmed the submission of nomination papers of the candidates at Siakago IEBC offices in Embu County. Duncan Mukang’u Jnr and Peterson Njiru, alias “Weche”, will be representing the party in Evurore and Muminji wards, respectively.
In an event that was presided over by the chairperson of the UDA party, Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire, the party has commended the candidates for their commitment to leadership and for their dedication to represent the people as their voices in the county assembly.
“We commend them for their courage and commitment to leadership—taking a significant step towards representing and serving our people as members of the County Assembly,” stated UDA.
Declaration of vacancy
The positions were left vacant following the resignation of Newton Karish, who was the Muminji area MCA and later the DP candidate who lost to the current member of parliament Leo Wamuthende in a hotly contested race in the November 27, 2025, by-elections, and Duncan Mbui, who was Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Evurore Ward before giving up his seat to also contest for the same seat, where he emerged a distant third after running on a Chama Cha Kazi party ticket whose party leader is Moses Kuria.
The February by-election in the two wards will be yet another tug-of-war to establish supremacy between the DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua and the current deputy president Kithure Kindiki on who has a great following in the mountain region.
Other by-elections
Other notable areas where the by-elections are expected to be hotly contested include Isiolo North constituency, which was left vacant after the death of the area MP, Mohammed Tupi and Kabras Ward in Malava constituency, where David Ndakwa resigned before being elected as the area Member of Parliament.