Amount of money UDA aspirants will pay to lodge complaints over nomination results
By Joshua Cheloti
With the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) nominations now over, and winners or losers known, the focus will in the next few days be shifting to the party’s Dispute Resolution Committee.
This is a committee that has been mandated to handle all grievances that aspirants might be having about the nomination results.
Based on how the exercise has been, with numerous claims of vote-rigging and elections malpractice, together with violence in some areas, the committee chaired by Emmanuel Mumia will be getting busy.
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UDA National Elections Board (NEB) Chairman Anthony Mwaura addresses the media on Thursday, April 14, 2022. |Courtesy| UDA Twitter|[/caption]
Aware of the task ahead, the UDA Dispute Resolution Committee on Friday said it is ready to intervene and mediate over any disputes that will arise from the nominations.
However, for an aspirant to lodge a complaint with the committee, he/she will have to pay a complaint fee.
Committee Chairperson Emmanuel Mumia said those raising complaints in the gubernatorial race will be required to pay Sh200, 000, Senatorial, Parliamentary, and Woman Representative seat Sh100,000, and Member of County Assembly Sh20,000.
“Aspirants are required under the rules and procedures of the UDA dispute committee, the fees that should be paid before the committee can be properly seized of the complaint,” Mumia said.
The committee however asked the aspirants with any grievances about the process to refrain from demonstrations or inciting their members.
Instead, Mumia said, they should raise their complaints with the committee.
He assured that all the grievances will be handled and a free and just decision made.
“Any member who have any issue, we kindly urge them to approach us as opposed to taking any other route. We are having situations where aspirants and their members are demonstrating at the party headquarters and the party offices. With this institution in place, it is the best route to take instead of demonstrations and confrontations,” Mumia said.
Aspirants from across the country have been complaining over the credibility of the results that were announced by UDA officials.
UDA National Elections Board (NEB) Chairman Anthony Mwaura addresses the media on Thursday, April 14, 2022. |Courtesy| UDA Twitter|[/caption]
Aware of the task ahead, the UDA Dispute Resolution Committee on Friday said it is ready to intervene and mediate over any disputes that will arise from the nominations.
However, for an aspirant to lodge a complaint with the committee, he/she will have to pay a complaint fee.
Committee Chairperson Emmanuel Mumia said those raising complaints in the gubernatorial race will be required to pay Sh200, 000, Senatorial, Parliamentary, and Woman Representative seat Sh100,000, and Member of County Assembly Sh20,000.
“Aspirants are required under the rules and procedures of the UDA dispute committee, the fees that should be paid before the committee can be properly seized of the complaint,” Mumia said.
The committee however asked the aspirants with any grievances about the process to refrain from demonstrations or inciting their members.
Instead, Mumia said, they should raise their complaints with the committee.
He assured that all the grievances will be handled and a free and just decision made.
“Any member who have any issue, we kindly urge them to approach us as opposed to taking any other route. We are having situations where aspirants and their members are demonstrating at the party headquarters and the party offices. With this institution in place, it is the best route to take instead of demonstrations and confrontations,” Mumia said.
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