Just a few days after announcing that it will hold its’s party nominations for Kibra’s by-elections on Saturday 31st, ODM party has postponed the much-awaited nomination by a week.
In a statement on Wednesday, executive board chairperson Judith Pareno said the move was caused by a lack of provision of security by the National Police Service. The party said police are held up providing security for the census.
The nomination will now be held on September 7. ODM on Tuesday submitted to the IEBC the names of 11 out of 20 aspirants after nine failed to comply with the requirements set out by the party.
A total of 23 people had picked application forms for the nomination exercise slated for August 31.
Pareno had on Monday told cleared aspirants to pay Sh200,000 fees by midday Tuesday or be locked out of the nomination.
The NEB has postponed the party nominations exercise in Kibra Constituency scheduled for this Saturday 31st August due to lack of provision of security personnel for the exercise occasioned by the ongoing national census. The exercise will now be held on Sat 7th Sept.
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) August 28, 2019
Among those cleared include Christone Odhiambo, popularly known as DJ Kris Darlin, Peter Ochieng, Tony Ogola Sira, Reuben Ojijo and Stephen Okello.
Others are Bernard Otieno, Eric Ochieng, Brian Owino, John Otieno, Benson Musungu and Patrick Lumumba Owade.
ODM will be expected to face tough competition from Jubilee party which has already announced that it will also field a candidate