Aspiring MP Ogendo calls for fair nomination process.

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By DICKSON ODHIAMBO
April 21, 2017.
 Aspiring MP Ogendo calls for fair nomination process.
AN Aspiring Member of Parliament in Kisumu Central Constituency has said they all expect a free, fair and transparent Orange Democratic Movement{ODM} Party  nomination process slated for next week in entire Kisumu County.
Richard Ogendo who is among the aspirants who will battle for the ODM party ticket in the next week’s nomination exercise says he is optimistic that the Party’s primaries will be conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner.
Addressing the press in Kisumu on Thursday, Ogendo said those who plan to cause chaos during this nomination exercise should not be allowed to do so.
He says he what happened in Busia early this week is a big lesson that should be learnt.
Ogendo says nomination that is not free, fair and transparent should never be accepted across the board.
“We expect free, fair and transpernt nomination as well as a credible elections come August this year,” Ogendo says.
He urges the youth to desist from being misused by politicians for selfish interests.
Ogendo says if he wins the nomination and the election as well then he has a line up of programs during his tenure as the next Kisumu Central Member of Parliament.
He singles out promotion of individual talents among the youth, cleaning up the city, promotion of sports as well as improving security as his priorities when elected as the area next MP.
“No one will accept to loose unfairly during this nomination process and this is why we are appealing to the ODM National Elections board to ensure that this process is credible above board,” adds Ogendo.
He says already there is an assurance from the ODM party Leader Raila Odinga that the Party primaries will be free and fair.
Ogendo says if the Kisumu County ODM elections panel is allied to some candidates as alleged then the process of nomination will not be free and fair.
On the issue of Oluwo Reru{a term used to refer to those who travelled to Kisumu through the railway line}, Ogendo says nothing is wrong with such groupings so long as they have a common goal they are pursuing as a community
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