The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has rescheduled its party nomination exercise for Emurua Dikirr Constituency in Narok County.
The party’s National Elections Board (NEB) said the nominations, initially slated for Saturday, March 28, will now be held on Friday, March 27, 2026.
In a statement on Wednesday, the board indicated that the change follows an earlier communication issued on March 16.
The party further confirmed that nomination exercises in other areas will proceed as scheduled on March 28.
These include Porro Ward in Samburu West Constituency, Samburu County, and Endo Ward in Marakwet East Constituency, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
UDA noted that all polling centres will be open from 7 am to 5 pm.
Party members have also been urged to continue applying for nominations through the UDA online portal, with registration set to close on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 5 pm.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission set May 14 as the date for the by-election in Emurua Dikirr constituency.
The announcement sets the stage for a high-stakes political contest to fill the seat left vacant by the death of long-serving MP Johanna Ng’eno.
Ng’eno, 53, died alongside five others when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in Mosop on February 28.
The three-term legislator had represented the constituency since its creation in 2013, winning elections under three different party tickets.
The polls will be held in Porro ward, Samburu county and Endo in Elgeyo Marakwet county.
Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula formally notified IEBC of the vacancy on March 10, in line with constitutional and electoral laws.
The by-election is expected to attract intense political interest in the constituency, which has about 44,040 registered voters, hence the smallest of Narok county’s six constituencies.
The area, largely inhabited by members of the Kipsigis community, was carved out of Kilgoris constituency following the 2007 elections.
Political attention has also focused on Ng’eno’s family, with his widow Naiyanoi Ntutu emerging as a possible candidate after receiving backing from Kapkaon clan elders.
At the late MP’s funeral, his 91-year-old mother, Mary Temas, appealed to residents to allow the family to retain the seat, saying the leadership baton her son held “will remain in the family.”
The commission has appointed Caleb Siriba Gekonde as the returning officer for the constituency, assisted by Sylvia Jepchumba as the deputy returning officer. IEBC said the election would cost approximately Sh60 million.
IEBC warned that all political parties, candidates and supporters must adhere to the Electoral Code of Conduct, noting that election offences will attract penalties under the Election Offences Act.
According to the notice by IEBC chairperson Erastus Ethekon, political parties intending to participate must submit the names of candidates who will take part in party primaries by March 25, 2026, and indicate the dates of the nominations.
