ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday will hand out nomination certificates despite protests by losers accusing the party of imposing unpopular candidates.
The Orange party boss and Azimio presidential flagbearer will first meet nominees at the Bomas of Kenya before conferring the documents on them.
The nominees include those who won in the primaries as well as those who received direct tickets.
Raila’s Presidential Campaign Secretariat press secretary Dennis Onsarigo on Tuesday confirmed the meeting.
It will be the last public engagement by the Azimio leader before he leaves for a one-week tour of the US.
“Yes, he will be giving ODM aspirants certificates,” Onsarigo said.
ODM director of communications Philip Etale also told the Star all MCAs, MPs, senators, woman representatives and governor aspirants who received party tickets will converge in Nairobi.
The Orange party has conducted primaries in 46 counties. Nairobi's primary will be on Thursday.
Kisumu residents voted on Tuesday for nominees in Kisumu Central, Kisumu East, Muhoroni and Nyakach; they will also choose senator and woman representative across the 35 wards.
“The party leader will meet all the nominees to give them the certificates. We have been giving the interim certificates,” Etale said on the phone.
The ODM leader launched issuance of certificates at Mombasa Assembly grounds where all candidates from Mombasa were given tickets.
The Azimio presidential hopeful was in the coastal city for a day where he also attended an Iftar supper with Muslim leaders.
The Bomas of Kenya meeting comes against the backdrop of bitter complaints from Raila's backyard. Losers raised questions about the integrity of the nominations conducted by National Elections Board.
A number of aspirants who sought ODM tickets during the ongoing party primaries are crying foul that they were rigged out in favour of stalwart loyalist candidates.
The party has also been accused of hiding behind a confidential opinion poll to award direct tickets.
In Migori, chaos broke out at the Migori Teachers Training College tallying centre after woman representative hopeful Fatuma Mohammed stormed the facility. She demanded the tallying be stopped.
Fatuma, who trailed nominated MP Dennitah Ghati in the hotly contested race, said she was rigged out by election officials.
Ghati was declared the winner with 37,792 votes against Fatuma’s 23,552.
“This exercise was shambolic and doctored to favour Ms Ghati, who has not campaigned anywhere in the county," Gedi said.
"I have been winning this seat for three consecutive times but my hard-earned victory has always been snatched away from me,” Fatuma protested.
“I have petitioned NEB chair Catherine Mumma. She has told me to lodge my complaint at the party’s election dispute tribunal and I will not stop at nothing less than securing my rightful victory.”
In Siaya, Bondo nomination loser Andiwo Mwai has moved to the ODM dispute tribunal to challenge the election of incumbent MP Gideon Ochanda in the last week’s primaries.
(Edited by V. Graham)
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