He said the party has been receiving overwhelming support in Gusii and they will battle to win the seat.
The party does not have a representative from the region in the National Assembly despite bagging the senatorial, gubernatorial and Woman Rep slots in the last polls.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has already cleared 13 candidates for the seat that fell vacant following the death of MP John Oroo, a month ago.
Former Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Commission General Manager Pavel Oimeke will fly the ODM party flag while former area MP Zebedeo Opore is vying on a Jubilee ticket.
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THE STANDARD By
Moses Nyamori |
February 15th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu. [File,Standard]
Leaders are in mad rush to register new political parties to accommodate aspirants who will be denied nomination tickets or locked out of alliances ahead of the 2022 General Election.
The Standard has established that by yesterday more than 1,000 names of proposed political parties had been reserved at the Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) by individuals.
At the same time, an additional 14 parties have been issued with provisional certificates, pending verification of requirements for full registration.
Currently the country has 77 registered political parties and personnel from the RPP have been dispatched in the 47 counties to establish whether three new outfits have presence in at least 24 devolved units before they are fully registered.
Kenya s Magufuli, City Lawyer Unveil New Party
City lawyer Riziki Dunstan, one of the founders of the National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) party
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A Kenyan youth who shares a name with Tanzania President John Magufuli is seeking to make a name in the country’s political scene after he launched a political party.
Speaking to
Kenyans.co.ke on Tuesday, January 19, Kenya’s Amemba Magufuli stated that The National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) was formed with the help of his colleagues Riziki Dunstan and Fredrick Ojiambo.
Magufuli, the NRA Secretary General said that the party’s headquarters are in Ngong - Matasia but has opened offices in at least 41 counties.