ODM to resume grassroots polls this month
ODM party leader Raila Odinga (centre). Inset (from left): Junet Mohamed, Gladys Wanga, George Aladwa, James Orengo, Edwin Sifuna and Babu Owino.
What you need to know:
- The party's National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC) chairperson, Emily Awita, announced that the party was now ready to proceed with the elections, saying voting would take place in all centres in the 47 counties.
- The NECC chair pointed out that there would be elections of 30 party officials, 10 each from the three committees at each polling unit or centre.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) announced on Monday that it will resume its grassroots elections on November 27.
This follows the postponement of the polls in April due to flooding in most parts of the country.
The party's National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC) chairperson, Emily Awita, announced that the party was now ready to proceed with the elections, saying voting would take place in all centres in the 47 counties.
“As all party members are aware, the NECC pursuant to the resolution of the Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) had scheduled to conduct the grassroots elections in the month of April 2024 but due to the flooding that was being experienced in most parts of the country at the time, the exercise was postponed indefinitely.
“Pursuant to this resolution, the NECC wishes to announce that the grassroots elections will be conducted on November 27, 2024, in all polling units and centres across the 47 counties,” Ms Awita announced in a statement on Monday.
Ms Awita said election methods shall include consensus or voting by a show of hands and the polls will be conducted between 10am to 2pm on the day of election.
The NECC chair pointed out that there would be elections of 30 party officials, 10 each from the three committees at each polling unit or centre.
The committees include mainstream, women league and youth league.
She said that in the mainstream category, the positions to be contested shall include the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Organising Secretary, Treasurer, Women Leader, Youth Leader and three Committee Members.
In the women and youth league category, Ms Awita said: “it shall include the Chairperson, Secretary, Organising Secretary and their deputies, Treasurer and three Committee Members with persons of disabilities and minorities mainstreamed in the three categories.
“The County Election Coordinators will work closely with the polling unit or centre coordinators and members are encouraged to read and acquaint themselves with the guidelines for grassroots elections after verifying their membership details.”
