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ODM Director of Elections Junet Mohamed and other party leaders address the press in Nairobi on March 30. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has hinted at the possibility of extending the application deadline for presidential candidates on the party ticket to accommodate locked-out aspirants, including party leader Raila Odinga.
ODM Director of Elections Junet Mohammed yesterday told The Standard that there were plans to convene the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) to make the final decision on the matter that has caused confusion among its supporters.
Junet said the party organ has powers to extend application deadline. Only governors Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega) and Hassan Joho (Mombasa) had applied by the March 31 deadline.
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ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi at Musalia Centre in Riverside, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi has accused former Prime Minister Raila Odinga of ruining coalitions to get on the presidential ballot during elections.
Mudavadi, a principal in the National Super Alliance (NASA), took issue with Raila’s application to contest for the presidency next year at a time their coalition is on the rocks because of his Handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
His assertions come at a time when ODM members lauded the move by its three top leaders to contest for the party’s ticket.
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Betty Njeru |
April 1st 2021 at 10:42:56 GMT +0300
ODM leader Raila Odinga will be competing for the party’s 2022 presidential ticket with Governors Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega) and Hassan Joho (Mombasa).
ODM National Elections Board in a statement on Thursday said it had accepted applications of the three as they had met the stated criteria as per the Kenyan and ODM Party Constitution.
“The NEB shall scrutinize the three applications, vet the candidates as required by the ODM Elections and Nomination Rules and subsequent thereto announce the next processes and timetable in accordance with the ODM Constitution,” the board’s chairperson Catherine Mumma said.
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