Raila Oding-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party’s National Elections Council (NEC) has announced that the grassroots elections will be held next year in accordance with the constitution of the party.
In a meeting chaired by party leader Raila Odinga, the National Executive Council (NEC) directed the Secretariat to start the preparations for the grassroots elections.
The party holds grassroots elections after every five years.
ODM has now formed a three-member team comprising Nyando MP Jared Okello, the Party’s National Elections Board chair Judy Pareno and party Executive Director Oduor Ong’wen to streamline party nominations.
“The NEC of ODM party has formed a three-person team to go through the report of the task force formed last year by the party to review the process of party nominations and come up with proposals on how best the party can implement recommendations in the report,” said ODM Director of Communications Philip Etale.
Raila has reiterated the need to change the governance structure of the country to make it more inclusive.
This, he argued, will help address ethnic exclusion and enhance unity among the different Kenyan communities.