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Kenya: Nderitu Asks Aspirants to Make Up Their Minds on Parties of Choice By March 26

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Nairobi — Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu has called on all aspirants planning to vie for various positions during the August General Election, except independent candidates, to ensure they belong to a political party of choice by March 26.

Nderitu further urged political parties to indicate their respective venues for the party primaries and the method of nominations.

“The timelines are already out, and I am calling on everyone to look at those timelines and make sure they belong to a particular political party before that period lapses. We do not want to have people arguing they were unfairly disqualified yet they are the ones to blame. Play your part and let us play ours,” she said.

“Nominations that will be held after the indicated timelines will be cancelled.”

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) issued election timelines with political party primaries expected to be conducted between April 16 and April 22 while names of the candidates to participate in the party primaries are required to be submitted by April 9.

National Cohesion and Integration Commission Chairperson Samuel Kobia said the Commission will work together with National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), IEBC and Registrar of Political Parties to promote gender equality during the upcoming party nominations and subsequent polls.

“The commission is ready and open for any consultations in ensuring a peaceful, credible and fair election where everyone is allowed to exercise his/her democratic right. We are also advocating for people under the special group category to participate in the election,” said Kobia.