ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna addressing party members at a past event/HANDOUTThe Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has announced
that countywide delegates elections will be held on Monday, August 25, 2025.
According to the National Elections Coordinating Committee
(NECC), the exercise will take place at designated polling centers across the
country.
The Committee, however, stated that four counties Migori,
Nairobi, Homa Bay and Kisumu will not take part in the elections.
“The National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC) will
conduct countrywide County Delegates elections, except for the counties of
Migori, Nairobi, Homa Bay and Kisumu,” the Chairperson of the Committee, Emily
Awita said.
The committee said eligible delegates of the party branches,
as published on the ODM Party website, can apply for any county office
positions.
Aspirants will be required to pay application fees through
the party’s Paybill number 985900, with the account name being the position
sought.
The fees set for aspirants are Sh1,000 for non-executive
positions, Sh2,500 for women, youth, disability and special interest
representatives, Sh5,000 for executive positions other than chairperson, and Sh10,000
for county chairperson positions.
The Orange Party began its grassroots elections in April, following
successful polling unit elections conducted on November 27, 2024.
The National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC) said
the sub-branch (Ward) elections will take place on Monday, April 7.
The exercise will be carried out at designated centres
across the 47 counties.
A total of 77 party officials were elected at the sub-branch
and branch levels across four committees.
The committees include mainstream, women’s league, youth
league and disability league.
NECC noted that the mainstream positions include
chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary, deputy secretary, treasurer, deputy
treasurer, organising secretary and deputy organising secretary.
There are also the positions of secretary for women,
secretary for youth, secretary for disability and special interest group
representative.
