Lamu Woman Representative Muthoni Marubu/ HANDOUTLamu Woman Representative Muthoni Marubu has broken ranks with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), ending her plans to build the party’s grassroots support in Lamu ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Marubu said she had made the decision after what she described as careful consideration of the political realities in the county, adding that she and her team would now pursue their political activities outside the party.
“My good people of Lamu, today, after serious consideration of all the facts and our local political realities, my team and I have made the decision to officially disengage from the United Democratic Alliance, UDA,” Marubu said.
Marubu said she had initially intended to join UDA ahead of the 2027 elections after President William Ruto asked her to help mobilise support for the party in Lamu.
She said she subsequently spent three months conducting grassroots mobilisation across the county, holding 42 meetings and registering members.
According to Marubu, the mobilisation exercise was aimed at building UDA's presence in Lamu, where the party did not win an elective seat in the 2022 General Election.
She said the grassroots mobilisation culminated in party elections that she described as an overwhelming victory for her team.
However, Marubu said she had decided against participating in further UDA grassroots elections or party activities, saying the political relationship had become untenable.
“With regard to UDA, these grassroots elections have made one reality painfully clear: this political relationship is irredeemably toxic,” she said.
She said she would instead focus on her political career and re-election bid in 2027.
“I am fighting for re-election in 2027,” Marubu said, adding that her political engagement with UDA had now formally ended.
The legislator said she had joined the UDA mobilisation effort despite being elected to Parliament on an independent ticket.
“I was independently elected and had intended to join UDA ahead of 2027. That intention is hereby withdrawn,” she said.
“Neither I, my team nor my political allies will participate in further UDA mobilisation, grassroots elections or Party activities.”
Marubu also asked the UDA national leadership to deregister the aspirants she said she had mobilised and registered during her three-month grassroots campaign.
“Having spent three months mobilising and registering the aspirants currently reflected in the Party register, kindly deregister them and return to the grassroots to undertake your own mobilisation,” she said.
Her exit comes as political parties and emerging political formations intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the August 2027 General Election.
Marubu said she would continue engaging with the national government on behalf of Lamu residents despite leaving UDA.
She said her political work would remain focused on ensuring residents benefit from government programmes and services.
The legislator also emphasised her commitment to working across ethnic and religious lines in the county, saying political mobilisation should not be restricted by community background.
“Lamu belongs equally to all its people,” she said.
Marubu concluded her letter with a message to her supporters, signalling that her political activities would continue despite her departure from UDA.
“In the meantime, we shall continue to do what we do best selling LOVE to all the people of Lamu, irrespective of their ethnic or religious inclination,” she said.
