The Kenya African National Union (KANU) party has admitted that it is weak and not ready for the approaching 2022 general elections.
According to the independence party Secretary General Nick Salat, it lacks sufficient membership, a fact that might negatively hinder its performance in the polls.
He told the Standard on Monday that the party also had a number of vacant slots which it seeks to fill up to avoid being caught unprepared.
“We are not facing any issues of indiscipline or rebellion, but we have our challenges, which we must address in readiness for the 2022 polls,” he said, according to the paper.
The empty slots, he said, include the National Executive Council and the Women and Youth Leagues among others within its hierarchy.
He added that they are also working on improving their grassroots support in a bid to restrengthen the once very vibrant side whose leadership came to a halt in 2002.
"We must prepare ourselves better than before. To do that, we need to find a way of oiling our system. We need well-oiled machinery to compete favourably in 2022," added Salat.
The party has since hinted that it could front a presidential candidate in the race in the name of Baringo Senator Gideon Moi who doubles up as its leader.
However, Gideon remains noncommittal on his bid and has been asking political leaders to shun the 2022 issue and await the right time.