Raphael Tuju to hold critical position in Azimio-OKA ahead of 2022 elections
Former Jubilee party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has been nominated to chair a committee that will decide how to conduct nominations and select candidates for different seats under Azimio One Kenya coalition party.
Speaking on Tuesday, Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka confirmed Tuju's nomination, adding that he will work with secretary generals from the other parties to arrive at an acceptable approach.
“I know for a fact we have nominated Raphael Tuju to sit as a chair and he will be assisted by the political parties secretary generals…Shakila Abdala (Wiper),ODM will have Edwin Sifuna and Jeremiah Kioni will represent Jubilee…and they will be sitting to look at those issues,” Kalonzo told the media.
He further noted that Azimio-OKA is looking at various possibilities including zoning the different parties according to their strongholds and having joint candidates in major towns like Nairobi among other options
According to Kalonzo, the coalition is keen to reduce fall outs and ensure they secure the highest number of seats in the county assemblies, senate, parliament and in county governments.
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File image of Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
“The three-legged stool approach, in my view, gives stability to this country. So we’re going to look into all these, and say in terms of Nairobi the coalition political party will have to agree on a single candidate and their running mate… these are matters of strategy,” he said.
The issue of nominations is a major headache for Azimio-OKA especially in cities like Mombasa and Nairobi where several influential persons have expressed interest in top seats and could ditch the coalition if the primaries do not go in their favour.
In Nairobi for example; Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has expressed interest in the seat on an ODM ticket, incumbent governor Anne Kananu has declared that she’ll be defending her seat on a Jubilee party ticket, business moguls; Richard Ngatia and Agnes Kagure are also seeking the Jubilee ticket.
A fallout among the four could lead to division of votes in the August election and give ther opponents an easier route to victory.
File image of Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
“The three-legged stool approach, in my view, gives stability to this country. So we’re going to look into all these, and say in terms of Nairobi the coalition political party will have to agree on a single candidate and their running mate… these are matters of strategy,” he said.
The issue of nominations is a major headache for Azimio-OKA especially in cities like Mombasa and Nairobi where several influential persons have expressed interest in top seats and could ditch the coalition if the primaries do not go in their favour.
In Nairobi for example; Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has expressed interest in the seat on an ODM ticket, incumbent governor Anne Kananu has declared that she’ll be defending her seat on a Jubilee party ticket, business moguls; Richard Ngatia and Agnes Kagure are also seeking the Jubilee ticket.
A fallout among the four could lead to division of votes in the August election and give ther opponents an easier route to victory. What's Your Reaction?
