Nairobi ODM MPs meet over Kibra party primaries

ODM MPs have just concluded a meeting at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi over Saturday's party primaries for Kibra by-election.

Those who attended the three-hour meeting which ended at 12:05 pm include Anthony Oluoch (Mathare), George Aladwa (Makadara), Tim Wanyonyi (Westlands) Babu Owino (Embakasi South) and Tom Kajwang (Ruaraka).

The details of the discussions by the ODM  MPs are still unclear but they were expected to discuss how to make the process as smooth as possible.

ODM is set to conduct its party nominations on Saturday after postponing it over lack of security for the function as they were focused on the census.

On September 3, ODM submitted to the IEBC the names of 11 out of 20 aspirants after nine failed to comply with the requirements set out by the party.

A total of 23 people had picked application forms for the nomination exercise slated for August 31.

Pareno had on Monday told cleared aspirants to pay Sh200,000 fees by midday Tuesday or be locked out of the nomination.

Those cleared include Christone Odhiambo, popularly known as DJ Kris Darlin, Peter Ochieng, Tony Ogola Sira, Reuben Ojijo and Stephen Okello.

Others are Bernard Otieno, Eric Ochieng, Brian Owino, John Otieno, Benson Musungu and Patrick Lumumba Owade.

Jubilee Party has picked former Harambee Stars player MacDonald Mariga who will be battle it out with candidates from ODM, ANC, and Ford Kenya during the by-election on November 7.

ANC announced former ODM leader Raila Odinga's aide Eliud Owalo as its candidate.