The party, initially called Party of Development and Reforms, officially changed its name to UDA in December 2020.[1] The party came into the Kenyan limelight[2][3] in January 2021 and is linked[4] to politicians allied to Dr. William Ruto, the sitting Deputy President of Kenya.[5] The party is fielding candidates[6][7] in various by-elections for elective positions slated for March 2021.The presidential candidate is going to be william ruto and deputy presidential candidate will be Raila odinga since William can't be the deputy due to constitutional constraints and with the incumbent president uhuru kenyatta's support the duo will win unanimously defeating the opposition (kalonzo and mudavadi ) by a wide unimaginable margin