A new report has placed the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on the spot, over claims conducting poor and unfair primaries during elections.
The report was compiled by a five-member task force deployed by the party, led by Catherine Mumma and Irshad Sumra, Abio Gunda, Alfelt Mumbo and Lawrence Gumbe as members.
It says that ODM has been losing its footing across the nation thanks to poor nominations, only failing sort of concluding that it has been selling its tickets to some hopefuls.
The report which was compiled after a survey and interviews have hit out the party's elections department on the spot for failing in its job and conducting questionable nomination.
“The greatest vice of ODM is the rigged electoral system for conducting the party primaries. It is felt that the party supports anyone during the primaries so long as such persons pay to be party candidates," it reads in part, as was seen by the Sunday Standard.
Also placed on the spot is the party's Internal Dispute Resolution System for dragging its feet in addressing complains emerging from nomination losers.
The report notes that the party's decision to offer direct nomination in instances of election nullification was not taken well by other aspirants who were eyeing its ticket.
The interviewees also took issue with some party's leaders decisions to award nomination slots to friends and relatives, without considering the party rules.
“The nomination of relatives and friends of the nominating committee members and relatives of members of the secretariat was not taken kindly by most interviewees,” it further reads.
Some of former staunch ODM members who cried foul in the 2017 elections include Nyali MP Mohamed Ali who proceeded to win on an independent ticket and is now dancing to Deputy President William Ruto's tune.
Others include former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo and former Funyula MP Paul Otuoma who controversially lost the Busia gubernatorial ticket to sitting Governor Sospeter Ojaamong.