The Orange Democratic Party (ODM) announced on Wednesday that it had begun the process of identifying a suitable Presidential candidate for the 2022 election.
ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna signed a statement directing the National Elections Board to lay the groundwork immediately by inviting those interested to apply for the position.
Moreover, within the next three days an advertisement on will be posted.
The statement read in part, “The National Elections Board is directed to immediately begin the process of identifying the Party's Presidential candidate for purposes of the 2022 election by inviting those interested to express their interest."
“The board shall cause an advertisement to this effect to be carried in both print and electronic media within the next 3 days,” the statement went on.
The party also stated that moving forward, it will insist on ‘structured and formal negotiations’ with partners on all matters.
It went further to cite an instance in Nyamira where the Assembly rejected the nomination of James Gesami as Deputy Governor, resolving to forward his name to Governor Amos Nyaribo for transmission to the County Assembly.
The statement read, “The happenings in Nyamira where the Assembly rejected the nominee for deputy Governor is evidence of what happens in the absence of this structured engagement.”
The assembly voted on Tuesday evening through secret ballot to adopt the report that rejected Gesami's nomination, meaning that Governor Nyaribo will have to pick another nominee.
The report supporters won with 21 votes while the opposers were 15.
ODM affirmed that it will insist on nominating a person from its membership to fill the position of Deputy Governor in Nairobi upon conclusion of the ongoing court processes.
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