Four aspirants cleared so far to run for Kisumu Central Seat.
By Dickson Odhiambo.
June 1, 2017.
Four aspirants
cleared so far to run for Kisumu Central Seat.
THE Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has so
far cleared four aspirants to run for the Kisumu Central constituency seat in
the August 8 polls.
The first to be cleared was George Nyambune Weda who has
been cleared to run on Farmers Party Ticket and was cleared by 11:00am today on
Thursday.
He was followed by Yufus Ooro Odongo who has been cleared to
run as an Independent Candidate and he was cleared by noon.
The third aspirant to be declared was James Waore Diang’a
who has been cleared to run on a Jubilee Party ticket.He was cleared by 2:30
pm.
The fourth aspirant to be cleared was Fred Odhiambo Ouda of
ODM who was cleared by 3:00 pm.
Speaking after cleared to run for the seat, the candidates
have sent passionate appeal to elect one of them to serve them as their next MP
in the 12th Parliament.
Yusuf Ooro on his part have appealed to fellow candidates to
embark on peaceful campaigns throughout the electioneering period.
He says the seat is one and only one of them as the
candidate in the election will be elected for the seat.
Weda on his part has said that each and every one of them
should be ready to sell their policies to the electorates.
He has also echoed the sentiment of his fellow candidate
Ooro who has talked about the maintenance of peace during this electioneering
period.
Diang’a of Jubilee Party has promised the electorates to
make the Kisumu Central Constituency a model one in Africa.
He says the process of clearing aspirants at the IEBC is
very fast and thanked the Kisumu Central Constituency Returning Officer for the
quick service offered during the presentation of nomination papers.
Ouda is optimistic that he will carry the day as the next MP
for the area thereby replacing the current MP Ken Obura Mirenga who has not
defended the seat.
Clearing of the various aspirants for the Kisumu Central
Constituency seat kicked off today in the morning and is expected to end
tomorrow on Friday.
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