Raila Odinga-led ODM Party is working on a plan to see its preferred candidates receive direct nominations in the upcoming elections, but do you think this is the right way to go?
The party is now considering direct nominations for its candidates in future elections in a bid to avoid chaotic primaries that have dogged it in the past.
The abandonment of party primaries, which is likely to create a debate especially on how the procedure will be carried out to ensure it is credible, could also be seen as an admission that their selection procedure has often been flawed.
But officials say the decision will follow adequate deliberations, more than three years before the next elections.
ODM has in the past carried out shambolic nominations with the scramble for tickets leaving the party and its supporters divided with candidates having spent a lot of money in a bid to woo voters.
Violent incidents during the primaries have also led to injuries and death of innocent voters. Many candidates also defected to other parties or went independent.
Chairman John Mbadi said that, while he did not want to pre-empt the proposals in a report prepared by a task force established by the party, there were various ideas floated by members with regard to the nominations.