The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has extended the deadline for submission of applications by aspirants seeking to participate in the February primaries.
The Raila Odinga led party has set Saturday, January 10 as the applications dateline.
“Due to the long queues and increasing demand by members applying for the various seats electable in the August 2017 general election, the National Elections Board has extended the deadline for submission of application papers by 10 days,” ODM director of communications Philip Etale said.
“The board would like to make it clear that it will not be extending the deadline again after the lapse of the January 10 deadline.”
Etale said that according to National Elections Board chairperson Judith Pareno, the extension is to allow aspirants who had been queuing at Orange House to beat Saturday’s deadline, and those still travelling back to Nairobi from upcountry after the Christmas, time to submit their applications.
The Board had also directed that party officials eyeing any elective seat should vacate office by January 4.