ODM deadlocked on presidential nomination

Mudavadi initially chaired the talks and later handed over to Odinga/FILE

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 – The National Executive Committee of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on Monday failed to agree on the mode of nominating its presidential candidate and instead deferred the decision to another meeting to be held later this month.

Addressing a press conference attended by Party Leader Raila Odinga and his Deputy Musalia Mudavadi, ODM Secretary General Anyang’ Nyong’o said Monday’s meeting had perused a report prepared by the party’s legal committee and deferred the decision on the matter until all members of the council studied it.

“The NEC received the report on the proposed amendments to the nomination rules, as directed by the National Governing Council in 2010. The NEC resolved to study them at the next meeting,” said Nyong’o.

Mudavadi chaired the initial part of the meeting and later handed over to Odinga who arrived after an official visit to Uganda earlier in the day.

The matter has seen intense rivalry between the supporters of Odinga and Mudavadi over which mode to use for selecting the party’s flag bearers.

Mudavadi’s supporters are demanding that nominations be held through a collegiate system at the county level and not the National Delegates Conference as had been pushed by the PM’s allies.

Mudavadi’s camp argues that voting at the county level has wider representation of party members.

They say a national delegates’ conference will accommodate fewer delegates from across the country as they would need to be transported and accommodated in Nairobi.

The party’s legal committee proposed three options for picking the candidate.

One option is the use of a National Electoral College comprising 5,249 members, including all the 27 NEC members, MPs, members of the party’s Standing Committee, 20 members from each county representing the Orange Young Democrats, and an equal number to represent the Orange Women Democrats.

The proposal also includes 20 mainstream delegates from every branch Executive Committee and eight delegates from all the 290 sub-branches.

The second option is the County Electoral College which recommends that 60 Location or Ward Steering Committee officials converge at a central place in every Constituency to constitute an Electoral College, and elect their presidential candidate.

Under the universal suffrage option, the committee proposes that all ODM members converge at their sub-location levels to pick their preferred presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, the ODM National Executive Committee has rejected President Mwai Kibaki’s memorandum on the now controversial County Governments Bill, saying the party is fully committed to genuine devolution of power.

President Kibaki declined to give assent to the Bill arguing that it was unconstitutional since it transfers the stipulated functions of the national government to the county government.

Parliament had passed the Bill with proposals that provincial administrators including District Commissioners, Division Officers and Chiefs, report to County governors so that they could be absorbed into the new county systems.

The Speaker of the National Assembly has referred the president’s memorandum to the House Justice and Legal Affairs Committee.

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Me thinks its a good opportunity to show how democratic as union you can be! Time will tell
Pratt

Prime minister Raila has traits of a conman and can never allow free and fair elections that would ultmitately dislodge him from Odm leadership. He doesnt believe in democracy but only in himself. However, media with tribal loyalty,has always given false credits to him. His political career is based on fake feats that cant stand any shred of scrutiny. Infact, the same situation prevailing now in the party was at play when he ran away from Odm-Kenya. Only to later claim that Kalonzo had “taken off” from Odm! That was to be repeatedly played over and over by masters of deceit untill Kenyans were unable to distiguish the truth from fiction. Its really unfortunate situation that Raila, being a perpetual liar, has had to be given alot of leeway by media. Kenya infact has missed enormous opportunities because of that illogical onesided approach in reporting. Good leaders like Hon. Simon Nyachae missed chances to lead the country because of Raila’s machinations. Incorruptable vice president Kalonzo Musyoka has had to face daunting challenge of “cleansing himself from his cleanness!” And thats courtsey of Raila’s vile propaganda. That Kenyans have been misled to believe in useless and hopeless leaders is not in doubt. Mudavadi, though sort of soaked in corruption, is one of the cool leaders the country needs. But will the merchants of deceit allow that? The selfishness and obvious treachery that surrounds them has become overbearing on the Kenyan psyche. Tribal media has miserably failed the country by highlighting what cant move the country forward. The so called stalemate in Odm mode of nomination is a classic example of bad twisted reporting. The plain truth is that democratic ideals pursued by Hon. Mudavadi are being thwarted by reactionary empties purporting to be divine democrats. These empties have taken upon themselves to shout loudest on rooftops that they are reformers. Nonetheless, those seemingly deceitful words dont translate in to anything at all. Its some sort of meaningless song meant to hold others at bay. Kenyans therefore, need to ask themselves whether tribally controlled media can really serve their collective interests. Pollsters too have taken the same same tribal angle. We should also ask ourselves whether these self-serving opinion polls, that are only meant to annoint a certain individual, is what we really want.

Tiptip

Pratt : This is what is called Hate speech in your Bile
reference to ODM and its leaders

has traits of a conman-Provide qualifying
features

can never allow free and fair elections that would ultimately
dislodge him from Odm leadership – In your
view what constitutes free and fair election that you strongly feel must dislodge
odinga from ODM leadership.

He doesnt believe in democracy but only in himself- What drives your wild opinion on this point.

media with tribal loyalty,has always given false credits to
him – Do you have statistics on ethnic composition of
what you view the media to be.

His political career is based on fake feats that can’t stand
any shred of scrutiny- Can you justify this
empty statement.

Infact, the same situation prevailing now in the party was
at play when he ran away from Odm-Kenya- Do you understand
parties are about ideologies and not like stationary garbage facilities .

Kenyans were unable to distiguish the truth from fiction-Other than yourself which other kenyan.

Its really
unfortunate situation that Raila, being a perpetual liar- Are these
lies only known to yourself.

Good leaders like Hon. Simon Nyachae missed chances to lead
the country because of Raila’s machinations- Have you
been a supporter for Hon. Nyachae or just goat herding for particular candidate.

Mudavadi, though sort of soaked in corruption,
is one of the cool leaders the country needs-What interest do you have
in a person who is soaked in corruption.

Pratt

I prefer guys who challenge facts with facts and not fellows, literally driven by tribal loyalty, only opting to ask questions! You are supposed to say this and that is wrong and this is the truth. You cant say nothing hoping to have said something. The question of hate speech is not even there, unless you mean hard facts are hate. Obviously, Raila is a conman to be precise. Why? He has pegged his political career on clear falsehoods that are not even challengeable. Repeatedly he has claimed that he was jailed for “fighting for us.” But is that really true? His family financed junior luo airforce officers to a tune 20m to take over power and ostensibly, hand it over to Raila or this father. Trial records for the failed coup plotters are all there to support my assertion. Thus, there is no way he could have been “fighting for us.” He also claims to have brought multi-party. Thats another big lie because he was in detention the entire period agitation for multi-party was in progress. He says he brought the new constitution while he is on record saying that if Hon. Martha Karua failed to give Kenyans new a constitution, he didnt see how Hon. Mutula Kilonzo was going to do it. However, when he realized that Mutula, an ODM-K member, was succeeding, he moved quickly to crown Hon. Kalonzo, the Odm-K leader, a “watermelon” in order to steal the thunder from him. Just in the same michievious way he said” Kibaki Tosha” to undercut Hon. Nyachae and expect to be rewarded by president Kibaki! Only a super conman, with wisdom above normal conmen, can be associated with these sort of things pal. These are false feats whatever way you look at them. And ideology is not empty selfishness my dear! It can never even mean reckless jumping from one party to another. You therefore dont understand what you are saying in your desperate attempt to defend your village idol. The fact of the matter is that Raila ran away from Odm-Kenya to buy Odm from a Mr. Imanyara and not the other way round. Kenyans know that despite your attempt to play deaf to hard reality. Infact, armed with that hard truth, Kenyans have made sure that Raila fades pretty quickly! And I guess thats why he is dead afraid of Hon. Mudavadi! As concerns media biases, I have personally checked the fellows behind it all and am satisfied its totally a tribal situation. I even wrote to the minister 2 years ago on the matter. Am therefore not pursuing narrow interests for sake of a vile individual. Every good Kenyan or leader for that matter, is my dear friend.
Pratt

How many times has Raila stopped the implemention of the new constitution if he not THE REAL WATERMELON? And who is in the habit of operating at night to poison agreed issues? Why is the implemention of the constitution behind schedule? Which other person can agree to forward names of appointees for anti-corruption body to parliament, only to claim later that they “lacked passion” to fight corruption? Obviously, a genuine watermelon pursues sabotage as a weapon. No wonder the village idol coined the word! He certainly knew he was it and it was him!!!!