ODM has announced grassroots elections in 9 counties starting April 27, the party's Central Management Committee has said. "The Committee has resolved to start the party's grassroots elections on April 27," ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said. https://shorturl.at/bfrvL
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00:00 We have had a meeting of the Central Committee. It has been full house except with the apologies
00:05 of the Deputy Party Leader, Honorable Ali Hassan Joe, who is in Mecca. So this is a statement.
00:13 We have had a meeting of the Central Committee, which is the top decision organ, making organ of
00:19 the Orange Democratic Movement Party. This meeting took place against a backdrop of ongoing efforts
00:24 to reinvigorate the party through various activities, including but not limited to
00:29 the holding of grassroots elections. There are also a number of emerging and running national
00:34 issues affecting Wanaichi, among them the crisis in the health sector as manifested in the ongoing
00:40 doctor strike, the crisis of funding in our schools and colleges, and the scam of subsidized
00:46 fertilizer. The committee meeting therefore took stock of the state of the party and that of the
00:52 entire nation. A key issue canvassed at this meeting is the dire state the party finds itself
00:57 in as a result of a government-instigated denial of funding. The Political Parties Fund was
01:04 established to enhance democracy by promoting active participation by individuals in political
01:09 life. Among other things, it is meant to cover election expenses of the political parties
01:14 and broadcasting of the policies of the political parties. Unfortunately, this fund has become the
01:19 death knell of parties it was meant to support. Since coming to office, the Kenya Kwanzaa regime
01:26 has pursued a deliberate policy of denying funds to political parties, effectively crippling their
01:31 operations. Key activities, including the planned party elections, become challenging to plan and
01:38 execute because of the regime's refusal to release funds to political parties. Clearly, the aim is to
01:44 kill all political parties except UDA. We demand, therefore, that the funds be immediately released
01:51 to parties in amounts and the manner stipulated in law. Be that as it may, the committee has resolved
01:59 to kick off the party grassroots elections on the 27th of April 2024. The exercise will be staggered
02:08 as follows. On the 27th, we shall have the exercise in three counties, namely Kwale, Busia, and Siaya.
02:16 Then, on the 29th, we shall have grassroots elections happening in Kajiado, Migori, and Wajia
02:22 counties. And on 30th of April, we shall have the exercise in Kisi, Vihiga, and Muranga counties.
02:30 A further timetable covering the next batch of counties shall be released in due course.
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