Preparation completed for the ODM Party nominations in Kisumu
By Dickson Odhiambo
April 18, 2022
Preparation completed
for the ODM Party nominations in Kisumu
Preparations have been completed towards the Orange
Democratic Movement {ODM} Party to carry out its primaries in Kisumu County
tomorrow for various political positions.
ODM Party National Elections Board Member Commissioner Nchoe
Syntei says all preparations have been put in place to ensure that the party
carry out it primaries in Kisumu tomorrow on Tuesday April 19, 2022.
Addressing the media after meeting the aspirants seeking the
party’s tickets in various positions ranging from Senator, Woman
Representative, Members of Parliament and Members of the County Assembly,
Commissioner Syntei said the ODM Party’s National Elections Board will ensure
that the exercise is a success.
She says the National Elections Board has managed to map out
various polling stations where some have been merged within the wards they
exist from.
Syntei adds that a total of 1,200 police officers have been
deployed to provide security within the polling stations and the County’s
tallying center which will be at Tom Mboya Labour College.
She says the election will be conducted electronically where
voters will be identified by the elections officials who have been deployed to
the various polling stations within the 35 wards in Kisumu County, adding that
they will vote using the gadgets to nominate people of their choices to
represent the party in various positions.
The Commissioner says the party’s register for its members
will be used during the nomination process, adding that no any other register
will be used including those from IEBC.
“I want to tell the public that only registered members of
ODM Party as per its registers will be allowed to take part in the nomination
process and there will be no any other register to be used other that the party’s one,” she says.
She adds that only those who have been put in the merged
polling stations will be allowed to vote in such designated polling stations.
Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party will carry out its
primaries in Kisumu County tomorrow and only the seat for woman representative,
Senate and Members of the County Assembly seats will be contested.
The Seat of Kisumu Governor has already been given a direct
ticket to the current Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o to defend the seat in the
August 9 polls.
There will be nomination process for the Member of
Parliament seat in Kisumu Central, Muhoroni, Kisumu East and Nyakach while
Nyando, Kisumu West and Seme constituencies are also said to have their current
Members of Parliament given direct tickets to defend their seats.
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