[ODM party leader Raila Odinga addresses party women aspirants, March 27, 2017. Photo/rao.co.ke]
The ODM has issued very firm instructions to the National Election Board (NEB) that the party must not tolerate any form of violence, intimidation and fraud during nominations.
As the leader of the party, Raila Odinga said he mandated the NEB to take firm action, including disqualification, against aspirants who use underhand tactics including violence during upcoming nominations. ''Our policy of zero tolerance for all forms of political violence, especially violence against women aspirants, candidates and party activists must come alive in the nominations that begin next month.'' ''It is my belief that with all these measures, and with the support of partners like NDI, DFID and USAID, ODM will play its role in having our country realize the two-thirds gender rule in the 2017 elections,'' he said. Speaking when he met ODM women aspirants, he assured women that they should count on his support, and wished them success in their political dreams.
''In ODM, we are prioritising free, fair, credible and peaceful nominations in the process that begins next month and in the general elections slated for August,'' he said, Monday, at the Multimedia University.