CORD pushes party primaries to Jan 17

By: OLIVE BURROWS 2 min read

The postponement follows the President’s assent of the Political Parties Amendment Bill Monday allowing legislators to switch parties until January 18/FILE
The postponement follows the President’s assent of the Political Parties Amendment Bill Monday allowing legislators to switch parties until January 18/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 – The Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) party primaries have been moved from January 10 to January 17.

The postponement follows the President’s assent of the Political Parties Amendment Bill on Monday allowing legislators to switch parties until January 18.

The Orange Democratic Movement’s Election Board (NEB) chairman Franklin Bett made the announcement on Wednesday at Orange House.

“Following the amendments on Elections Act and Political Parties Act, the NEB has reconsidered its earlier decision and set January 17 as the new date for the party primaries,” Bett said.

The Roads Minister announced in December that he would not be seeking any elective post in the coming elections but plans to vie for the presidency in 2017.

Bett also addressed the robbery of computers at the Wiper offices Monday said to hold critical information equating it to the Watergate scandal of the USA and calling for speedy investigations.

“The NEB also wishes to strongly condemn the attack on the Wiper offices and request that thorough investigations be conducted and the perpetrators brought to book.”

Registration of party members will conclude on January 5.

The Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) which is headed by Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi announced it will be holding its nominations on January 14.

The party will not field a presidential candidate and Kiraitu reaffirmed APK’s support for Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential bid.

OLIVE BURROWS

OLIVE BURROWS

With a decade of storytelling under her belt, Olive Burrows has been with Capital FM for the last four years and perhaps most notably interviewed US President Barack Obama. Committed to asking the hard questions and telling the story in the most engaging way possible, she has also interviewed Melinda Gates, a UK Minister and severally had the opportunity to sit across from President Uhuru Kenyatta and address the pressing issues of the day. Other notables she has had occasion to seek answers from are UN Secretary General António Guterres and John Kerry in his time as US Secretary of State.