Mohammed Abduba Dida (born 1974) is a Kenyan teacher who vied for the country's presidency in the 2013 General Election on an Alliance of Real Change party ticket.
[1] Dida ran again in the 2017 General Election, conceding hours before the election was called in favour of the incumbent; President Uhuru Kenyatta, but at the same time calling into question the integrity of the election and the conduct of the two main political parties; Jubilee and Nasa.
[2] Dida was not well known prior to his presentation of papers to the IEBC.
[3] He previously taught English Literature and Religion at Lenana School and Daadab Secondary School at the refugee camp.
He has been incarcerated at Big Muddy River Correctional Center since 2022 serving 7 year sentence after being found guilty of stalking and intimidation.