The Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has been caught by time in declaring his running mate as IEBC sets deadline.
The IEBC commission declared that all party leaders must have nominated and forward the names of their running mates by Thursday this week. Raila Odinga is expected today to make a final attempt to convince the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to postpone the Thursday deadline for submission of his running mate’s name.
Azimio la Umoja has already allocated a seven-member team to assist in identifying the person to deputize Odinga and are expected to unveil their preferred candidate on April 28, which is IEBC’s deadline for submitting their preferred candidate.
Leaders from Mt Kenya region seem to think that Raila is better of with a leader from the region.
Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu said in a previous interview that Kalonzo has been Raila’s running mate twice and it did not get them anywhere and it is bound to happen again if he nominates Kalonzo for the August 2022 elections.
In a letter to the commission on April 19, Alfred Mutua had asked for a postponement arguing that the initial timeline for the submission of names is between May 29 and June 6, 2022.
Azimio-One Kenya Coalition Council Secretary-General Junet Mohamed yesterday said the legal team had held a brief meeting with some IEBC commissioners to highlight on the issues. However, a more comprehensive meeting was pushed to today, he said.
The alliance has assured supporters that it is determined to ensure that its party leader and flag-bearer Raila Odinga wins the race.