Former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has suffered a setback after the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) ruled against him in a case involving the United Democratic Alliance Party (UDA).
In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, July 15, Deputy Registrar of the High Court at the PPDT, Lydiah Mbacho, ordered Malala pay Ksh150,000 to the party.
"I, Hon. Lydiah Mbacho, Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Kenya at Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, do hereby certify that the 2nd Respondent's Party and Party Bill of Costs dated 28th August 2024 and lodged by Adrian Kamotho Njenga and Company Advocates for the 2nd Respondent was taxed on 10th July, 2025 and allowed in favour of the 2nd Respondent as against the Complainant in the sum of Ksh150,000 only," read the official ruling.
Malala was ousted by the UDA National Executive Committee (NEC) in August 2024, a decision endorsed by National Chairperson Cecily Mbarire and registered with the Registrar of Political Parties.
Following Malala's removal, the party swiftly appointed Hassan Omar as his replacement.
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Malala has consistently maintained that his removal was politically motivated.
He claimed he was punished for trying to hold President William Ruto accountable to unmet campaign pledges, asserting that his insistence on tracking these promises led to internal backlash.
"When I was Secretary General of UDA, I tried to bring all the matters and issues that we promised and compiled them into a single document. But it became impossible for the leadership to actualise what they had promised. When we tried to raise pertinent issues, we were seen as moles.
"When we listed the philosophy of our party to bring people from the low social pyramid and tried to remind the leader (President Ruto) that this was your guiding principle, he saw us as people who had lost hope in him, and that is when they decided to kick me out," he said.
Now serving as the interim Deputy Party Leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), Malala reflects on his tenure in UDA as a blessing in disguise.
“I have never regretted leaving UDA. It was a blessing in disguise. I would have sunk with the entire ship,” he stated.
