[Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga. Photo/the-star]
Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has been put on spot after giving out direct nomination certificates to some of its unopposed aspirants.
National Assembly Minority Leader Francis Nyenze said it undermines democracy.
The Kitui West Member Parliament (MP) said the move by ODM automatically killed a plan to have a joint nomination in most parts of the country, as the National Super Alliance (Nasa).
Nyenze is a Wiper MP. Wiper and ODM, ANC, Ford Kenya, forms Nasa.
He said it would now be impossible for the Nasa member parties to resolve having joint nominations, since ODM already issued out nomination certificates to some of its candidates.
"Direct nominations undermine democracy. We were planning of having direct nominations but it will now be impossible,'' Nyenze told the Daily Nation, Wednesday.
Early this week, Odinga issued direct nomination certificates to at least 427 unopposed candidates.