ODM Leaders Meet Aspirants on Party Ticket in Kisumu

Added: 2026-05-26

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[00:03:08]Minister Minister Finance Finance is something we must think about as aspirants and we must take it out there for our people. We cannot play Paya with the lives of our people and sacrifice.

[00:03:45]Our people have sacrificed every through and through AND WE ARE PAYING THE PRICE. We are paying the price infrastructure.

[00:04:01]Not because we are not clever, just because of the sacrifice we decided to make with our late party lead.

[00:04:15]For this reason as a party and when we go into that table it has to be a 50/50 arrangement because ODM is the largest party south of Sahara and north of the river.

[00:04:37]We have been in coalitions before.

[00:04:47]Surely as a party we can demand anything we want on that table especially if we are organized every aspirant here you know at the end of the day only one person will be elected. the rest of the people will be here looking for also something else to do and they can only find those opportunities if we are in power and if we have negotiated properly for our party the ODM party so that if you are not elected you can get something else and sit on that seat 31st one gibe We are we are strongly as a people united number one strongly as a people in the ODM party and strong behind our leader and also strong on the issues that we have always stood for the people's issues devolution empowerment of our young people empowerment of for our women, infrastructure for our people.

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[00:13:10]Party minimum minimum.

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[00:13:56]Make a statement. You never make a statement twice.

[00:14:00]You make a statement once and you must get it right. And our day to make our statement as our people, as a party is on 31st. So let's get it right.

[00:14:20]Elections Coordinating Committee.

[00:14:27]The floor. The National Elections Coordinating Committee.

[00:14:37]Maybe three people from every county just to raise any concerns, any issues we may have because this is a consultative forum. It is not for us to speak. It is also for us to listen moco from here. Then we have national leaders here and county leadership kiosk plenary concerns. I will invite our national leaders and county leaders who are here. Let me just recognize our deputy governors. Deputy governor Mahab Danny Shyango Ero Kamano deputy governor forigori Dr. Maheri Asanteana. Those are our deputy governors. Our speakers are also here. Polika Pombo, thank you very much. Speaker Cord is there. Speaker Alicia Jakoro is here. Speaker Forigori Rousana is not here.

[00:15:33]>> He's unwell.

[00:15:34]>> Yeah, he's unwell. We also have our majority leaders or please rise. Ken, uh, majority leader Kisumu, majority leader SA, thank you very much.

[00:15:48]and uh majority leader Migori deputies here.

[00:15:54]So that is the way the program is going to go.

[00:16:09]county. Is that a good number?

[00:16:15]>> Then uh after that brief speeches from our leaders who are here and responses within the next 40 minutes at most, we close this program.

[00:16:37]Mrs. Aita together with your team buo to come and make your presentation.

[00:16:53]Banana.

[00:17:16]Now to our able party leader to the national chair to all the members of ODM.

[00:17:28]Good afternoon.

[00:17:31]My name is Mrs. Emilia Wita.

[00:17:34]I'm the national chair of election board and I've worked with my secretary commissioner Tyro.

[00:17:43]We are three commissioners. one did not attend because this was an an urgent meeting.

[00:17:50]Now I'll give you a brief on what is supposed to be done with elections board but before that I want to thank the party leader for prior talking about me.

[00:18:06]I'm happy to hear that and thank you so much party leader.

[00:18:13]Now good afternoon and uh welcome to all of you.

[00:18:19]You have you are here because you want to carry the ODM flag in 2027 that the ambition is welcomed. Parties grow when good people step forward to serve. But let us be clear from the start wearing the ODM ticket.

[00:18:40]sorry is a responsibility not an entitlement.

[00:18:48]The rules will be applied the same way for everyone.

[00:18:57]Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[00:19:00]Thank you. Now, the National Election Coordinating Committee runs primaries and nominations under the party constitutions. The political parties act and the regulations will be published ahead of each exercise. No one gets a private arrangement. If you want clarity on timelines, fees, dispute and eligibility, read the documents we issue. If you still have questions, ask us directly. What we won't tolerate is aspirants creating confusion on the ground by spreading the verified versions of the rules. Number two, campaign within the party not against the party. You are free to sell your agenda, mobilize supporter and com and compete compete hard. What you cannot do is undermine ODM to gain an edge. No sabotage fellow aspirants. No attacking the party in public. No early campaigns that violate IABC and party timelines. The member you are attacking today is a person you will need to campaign for you tomorrow. Keep the fight about ideas and service delivery, not personality and insults. Number three, accept that primaries have no winner per se.

[00:20:26]Yeah, we will put systems in place to make nominations credible, independent officials, agents, police stations, transparent telling and a working dispute process. But a credibility process does not guarantee your preferred outcome. If you lose the process in sound, accept it and support the nominee.

[00:20:52]Sorry.

[00:20:59]Sorry. You believe the process was flawed. Use internal dispos resolutions mechanism going to media or sponsoring parallel structures only weakens the ahead of the general elections. Number four, building party not just your personal brand. The most successful aspirants are those who strengthen ODM at the grassroot at the grassroot level.

[00:21:24]Recruiting members, explaining the party manifesto, helping resolve local dispute and showing up for party activities even when there is no camera. The ticket flows the person who builds the party.

[00:21:43]Sorry for that.

[00:21:47]It doesn't work the other way. Number five, the election board's commitment to you. Our job is to deliver nominations what members believe. We will be neutral. We will publish timelines early and we will communicate decisions in writing.

[00:22:06]We will also act finally firmly against anyone regardless of their profile who tries to uh subate the process as in 2027 is about giving Kenyans a choice that delivers on the ODM's agenda. You cannot deliver that if we spend 2026 and 2027 fighting each other inside ODM.

[00:22:38]Sorry for that. Sorry for that.

[00:22:51]Now in all what I'm saying is we have to cooperate and we have to uh be honest to ourselves as as election board members.

[00:23:01]what we have said will help you do good nominations and also help us do good nominations and another thing that I'm saying as elections board listen very well don't give money to anybody because the certificates are not for sale certificates are for the winners only so if somebody has taken money from you you're done is it clear there so let's work towards looking for your own people that are going to vote for you in. That's why the chair said and also the party leader said look for members who are going to vote you in but don't fight each other. And another thing we'll only give the certificates of these primaries openly not in petrol stations not in shops.

[00:23:59]And again we are three commissioners one of them is on here commissioner mida he cannot give a certificate I cannot give a certificate but we'll give it the three of us collectively and we'll try as much as can as much as we can to do a transparent election and let me promise you members let me make it very clear the present elections board will give Caesar what belongs to Caesar take take it from me. We'll give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar.

[00:24:34]And in other words, what we can say that in areas whereby could be there's one person, then we might give now the direct ticket. But when there are two, you must compete and the winner takes it all. Is it clear? And I want to assure you, I want to assure you 100%. and pray for me, pray for my fellow commissioners so that we do a good job. But we can only do a good job when you when you trust us with our work. Don't doubt some people say, "Oh, the election board or election board." No, this is a new election board. And I'm sure when the late Raa chose me and put me there, I really thank him for that. He went as far as changing constitution because of me because was a lawyer but now we need anybody that's not a lawyer. I thank him for that and I thank all the members but bottom line trusters will do a good election. There'll be no chickeniness and don't give me money. Don't give him money. Don't give any commissioner money or any executive member of ODM because if you give that money shao is it clear >> because if you give me money another one gives me money who owns a certificate that's why we have double certificates is it clear and this time around I promise you I promise you and God guides me through this I'll give one certificate to the winner who will be The the lion, the Caesar takes it all.

[00:26:13]Is it clear?

[00:26:14]>> That's my assurance. And I'm standing here in front of you assuring you that I'll do a clean job. And please don't call me. Don't bribe me. Cuz if you bribe me, I disqualify you. If you try even to give me money or if you give the commissioner something, that's upon you.

[00:26:36]But me don't try me. Is it clear? So please I wish you all well and other communications the way the mode of elections will be done will put them in notice. Whatever we'll be doing it will be in writing so that it remains in record. Is it in order?

[00:26:55]>> Is it in order?

[00:26:57]>> How many people are going to trust me for good election? Put your hands up.

[00:27:01]Put no louder. Put it up.

[00:27:05]>> Put it up.

[00:27:06]Will you trust me for good elections?

[00:27:09]>> Will you pray for me? Will you pray for me?

[00:27:13]>> Thank you so much. I'll also allow now my fellow commissioner to say something before we continue. Thank you so so much. And I appreciate all of you and I say I'm so happy to see a lot of aspirants around here today and I'm so so happy that ODM is still loved with everybody. So if ODM is loved with everybody, I also must show them that I have love for you people and I'll have love for the winners. And why we are saying we have to do credible elections because when we have good candidates, then we're going to have good MCS in parliament. We are going to have good senators. We are going to have good governors and we're going to have good MPs and we're going to have good women rep. So please kindly trust us and thank you. Thank you so much.

[00:28:01]Uh good afternoon all.

[00:28:04]Yeah, I just wanted to add or rather to reemphasize what our chair Emila has said.

[00:28:16]Our job is to conduct the election and conduct it in a manner that it is going to be free, fair, credible and and transparent to an extent that each one of you you will believe in the results.

[00:28:35]Now you have come here today.

[00:28:38]You've shown us that you are interested in running for political positions 2027.

[00:28:46]Now our I would like just to add you now when you move out of here you are supposed to do some one two three steps which is going to help you help the party and help all of us.

[00:29:01]Now you are supposed now to go and publicize yourself publicize the party and you can do that by recruiting members.

[00:29:13]Members have to be recruited. They have been recruited over time by others. For the new ones who are here, go and do a vigorous recruitment of members and it is so simple. I think it is indicated you you you you register the members.

[00:29:33]Then the other thing is that as the chair has put it the communication between election body to you and to everybody is through a proper written notice from her. You must check any information on election. It must have a neck and ODM letter head and signed by the chair of election board. The other communication we see in WhatsApp groups or in social media or in rallies those are not part of what is coming from the election body. So please be observant the communications will come and the other one is that we are going for a for a competition. I've seen some area here there are even six seven participants that shows interest and show how popular and nice our parties but please bear in mind that there will be only one winner.

[00:30:37]You must internalize that as you're going for election there will be one winner.

[00:30:43]If you know that happens then we'll have lesser problems later on. So when the pass the other person wins accept that and support let's support each other and the one who will have won please respect the ones you have defeated and help them where you can because you are one family the Odium family.

[00:31:12]Thank you very much for that. So my job is to help the chair and the board to ensure that the election is done properly.

[00:31:22]But we work as a team and we are guaranteeing you like she has done.

[00:31:27]She's the chair of integrity. I can swear I can tell you you can depend on her to deliver a free, fair and credible election.

[00:31:38]Thank you so much and God bless you.

[00:31:41]Sorry. And another thing I want to urge uh all the aspirants please stop abusing each other and also respect ladies who are aspirants and uh let's compete fairly and as I' said I'm going to emphasize and I'm saying it again if you intimidate them will disqualify you.

[00:32:06]>> Yeah. So please do a fair fair game.

[00:32:10]Thank you very much and I appreciate all of you. Thank you all. Uh thank you very much. Let's clap for the election board, the elections coordinating committee. I want to confirm what they've said here.

[00:32:23]Uh Madame Aita has conducted our grassroot elections nominations for our bi-elections. And I also want to confirm like the party leader said that she's very very very strict and what she has said if you go to her with something you will not leave a very happy person and we can't influence her either. She will go by what is right. So the board will wish you well. It's not an easy task. And maybe I just add my voice also. The party leader said it.

[00:32:59]There are no sacred cows. There are no sacred cows. Even the best of friends of whoever.

[00:33:06]The reason there are no sacred cows is because the party has to work very very very hard to make sure its candidates are elected and we win seats. If we bangle nominations, we will have a problem. We will have a problem. And that is why even if you are my best friend, I've already said it. Even if you have a cow, rather than bring it to me, just slaughter it for the people because ground.

[00:33:35]Everybody, if you want something, ground.

[00:33:41]Yeah.

[00:33:43]You are just floating up here, floating up here, walking, walking, walking, walking. Then when the time comes now, you want favors. There are no favors.

[00:33:52]>> I can't help you. The party leader can't help you. It's only the ground. Even me, I'm an aspirant ground.

[00:34:01]If somebody wants to run on ODM for governor of welcome.

[00:34:12]So if the party leader also if somebody wants to run against him to same here same to everybody because there are people who say me I'm the closest to the party leader therefore my ticket is in a cupad somewhere for me I wish the coordinating committee well and I want to open the plenary so I'm going to have three people from each county.

[00:34:43]I don't know how I'm going to choose them. Let me start with CIA.

[00:34:47]CIA Christian because you'll speak as a as a leader. Let me just take anybody under 35 yourself. Come.

[00:35:00]>> Um, a woman from SA.

[00:35:10]>> Yes. Come. Then >> above 35.

[00:35:19]>> Yeah. DJ >> above 35.

[00:35:22]Come in the army chat. Please come. So you have just one or two minutes to make your point. If your point has already been made, don't don't uh speak further about it.

[00:35:38]ODM.

[00:35:40]ODM.

[00:35:42]Okay. Gining Sylvester Balara uh and former student leader Mer University currently aspiring for MCA Southeast Algo Ward that is S County. Uh first of all I want to thank the our party leader and the chairperson for organizing such a such a wonderful platform so that uh we can give our submission as a party.

[00:36:09]Uh first uh you have assured us that the nomination is going to be free and fair.

[00:36:16]I believe it's not just by the word of mouth but it's going to be an action because uh we have several situation where you see you win on the ground but when you go to pick your certificate I request that we consider the result nomination certificate. Secondly, uh finally >> I want to talk about the the nomination fees that kindly let it be a a pocket friendly fee so that us young leaders who are just fresh from the university can get the opportunity to v with this this party. Thank you so much.

[00:37:02]>> Thank you. Hold on sh remember we are speaking three people from every county.

[00:37:06]>> Three please.

[00:37:07]>> Three. So if you come seven of you so mid please say something. the youth.

[00:37:12]You've already been spoken for.

[00:37:17]I I I invited this one. I invited him.

[00:37:19]The one in army shirt.

[00:37:22]Next time you will speak.

[00:37:24]>> Thank you very much. Let's have >> Thank you very much.

[00:37:31]>> You you go down. The other youth have spoken.

[00:37:34]>> Thank you very much. Our party leaders and all the guests and all the aspirants. My name is Mushima Masidis.

[00:37:39]I'm currently the MCA for Southeast Algo in CI. Madame Chair, there's an critical issue you talked about and it's about violence which keeps us women away because we are afraid of violence. So I'm appealing to all aspirants. Please let's behave with decorum. There's this habit of uh aspirants coming with their teams, their paid people to heckle others. Let's behave with the decorum and let's compete fairly. Thank you very much.

[00:38:10]>> Thank you, Mercedes. A good point. I'll say something about violence later.

[00:38:15]>> Thank you so much. Uh chair, my name is Niko Chola again. I'm coming from game.

[00:38:22]I'm contesting for position of MP. Uh I want to confirm I've worked with uh Madame Aita. I know how strict she is.

[00:38:33]But one concern in all the constituencies or in all the counties you have your teams who are headed by a chair as uh coordinating the elections.

[00:38:48]I find it not very very much in order to have a chair who at the same time is also interested in contesting for a position. at any given point that person will not be fair.

[00:39:05]So I'm urging your office to reook at the composition of the teams that you have in all the constituencies then come up with very very independent positions. We witnessed this in the last elections that we did for the party. So if that can be taken into consideration, we will be very much happy and we can be assured of a fair and credible nomination. Thank you so much.

[00:39:36]>> Thank you very much. I think uh Madame Aita will respond at the end. Please just note that question of coordinating committee chairs and members also running for election. Uh Migori, can we have three people from Migori?

[00:39:55]Under 35 is already here. Over 35 is already there. And the lady is there from URI.

[00:40:05]Hey, you you came from where?

[00:40:08]Gender is from Uriri there.

[00:40:11]Kura one person.

[00:40:24]Ah yeah we have three people. Where is the young person?

[00:40:29]>> Yeah. Okay. Go ahead. And one person from Kura. Thank you madame chair. My name is Nelson Oono Adoko aspiring member of parliament rango constituency.

[00:40:42]I want I I only have two issues to raise. Uh number one these four counties whom you have invited here the aspirants if we look at the last general election that is in 2022 people campaigned and aspirants committed themselves and their resources then in the long run 90% of the sitting MPs were granted direct nominations. So I'm now asking the chair and the national elections uh coordinating committee to assure these aspirants that there is nobody who is going to be given direct nominations unless under the conditions which were enumerated by Madame Aita. Secondly, madame chair, in most cases when the party is having uh maybe a grand event where members of parliament are there, aspirants are there, we feel that we aspirants we are not given equal uh playing ground as member other members of parliaments. We want to ask you that when we are having uh events within our constituencies or counties when the members of parliament are being given opportunity to address the people also we request that the aspirants are also recognized so that we also reiterate our issues to the electorate. Thank you.

[00:42:12]>> Thank you very much. I think those are noted. Those issues are noted they will be responded. Yes.

[00:42:18]>> Uh thank you very much. My name Sir Rachel Gallalo from UI constituency Migori County.

[00:42:24]Now just two issues that I would like to put across.

[00:42:35]Number one party leaders.

[00:42:58]instances especially MCS.

[00:43:06]They're really struggling in the ground which is under our party leader and headed also by our fellow comrade Madame.

[00:43:29]I think we are only two now. I saw another one. Two women on ODM ticket.

[00:43:42]Fellows, let us work together. Let us build the party and importantly let us respect ourselves and let us respect our leaders.

[00:43:56]Thank you.

[00:43:59]Give the young man >> to our excellency governor members aspirants aspirants popular I'm an aspirant for north kamagama ward in mori county and I want to say that for the last 10 years north kamagam has never had an ODM MCA and I'm going to be the to make history as the first elected ODM MCA.

[00:44:36]We are not coming here because we are young people and we don't need sympathy.

[00:44:40]All we need is a fair playground because you may realize that as a young person I've been made to understand that the world do not reward potentials. You may be having potentials but the world reward presence and that is why I presented myself here so that at the end of the day I also get rewarded. Number two, ODM has not been a begging political party. I've witnessed in the past where ODM has ruled in all governments. Even as we speak today, you said here here even in Uru's government, Raa came up with BVI, he set standards for that for the for the for the Jubilee government. Now, we are here today and you've told us very clearly that ODM is going to negotiation table as an equal partner. So we want it to be this way as the young people of this party that if the president comes from UDA party the deputy president must come from ODA and that one must be put into par. Another thing of the national youth movement youth league the president of the youth league is not even a youth because constitutionally the youth league a youth is somebody who is 18 years and 35. Raa once said and he stood with this very clearly that our party must always nurture youth. We cannot prepare future for the youth but you can only prepare our youth for the future. How can we be prepared when the people occupying the places for the youth are elders? So can you will you kindly consider that ODM?

[00:46:08]Thank you very much.

[00:46:09]>> Thank you Jama.

[00:46:11]I think Mrs. You've heard that and I know that towards the end of this year you're going to have elections for the National Youth League. So to become president of the youth league or secretary general there's going to be elections. Uh Aita will tell you. Thank you. Thank you uh madame chair for Migori County Korea is included there but our main concern is apart from the MCA seats and the MP seats the top organ seats we have to negotiate because we feel like now madam chair We are requesting this since Baba was alive in 2013.

[00:47:12]Kura we underwent negotiated democracy to fight for that power. We were accorded the seat for senator that is give and take. So even in this particular election that we are going to strengthen our party in our area there we are coming for that particular seat. Yeah. CN finally we also uh appeal for uh inclusivity even as we run the election. Let let us also see the the Korea PP people in included in all those other places otherwise. Thank you.

[00:47:58]>> Thank you very much. I think you've made a good point that nominate ODM is known as a party of minorities also. That's how we've grown across the country. So that must also be taken into consideration. Again the elections coordinating committee and the neck I've had home three people Okay. Maka Jo under 35.

[00:48:32]You you know the you know the you know the drill. Under 35, one woman, one elder. If the three are on the stage, it's done. Yeah.

[00:48:47]Where is the lady?

[00:48:50]>> You you Oh, Florence is already here. I'm sorry.

[00:48:55]Sour you. You are which category?

[00:48:58]>> Youth.

[00:49:00]>> Okay. So, the youth is already here.

[00:49:05]>> Thank you so much. No, thank you so much. ODM.

[00:49:10]ODM.

[00:49:11]Madame high her excellency the governor I'm called weekly jumo I'm called wiki please >> I am called wickliff from kasunga ward from beta bay county and I'm here as one of the aspirants young people are going aspire for MCA seat in Kasima world. First one thing mama which I want to say here that has been disturbing me so much from that side is that in ODM as we consider the women that I was born I got them being considered. It is good but kindly remember the young people because we are the future of tomorrow. I think that is noted and you will consider us. Number two, the kind of nomination I don't know whether it will be normal one or will use the digital means for me when I witnessed the last nomination there are people who even went missing with the digital gadgets and they interfered with everything kindly considered that and put in contradiction so that the person who has won the election to be to be announced in conclusion I urge us that those who are already in the seats, you are already an MCA, you are already an MP. Kindly, we are not your enemies. I know there's personal interest that you are getting a salary, you are getting everything, but we have a party to protect. We have our leaders here to protect. Mama, if you are a governor and you are running in my county home, wherever I go to sell my agenda as an MCA, I have to mention my governor also to give an advantage to other aspirants so that them also we be will be elected together in conclusion mommy I'm very sorry but I'm asking you lastly that the nomination not to be digital I'm stressing there the digital one they know how They are maneuvering. They know how they taking it. May God bless you.

[00:51:32]Is my slogan award 2027. Thank you, mama. I'm coming to the assembly to defend you as my governor next election.

[00:51:40]Thank you.

[00:51:40]>> Thank you, Mrs. Will. As many are of the manual opinion say, to our governor, excellency, fellow aspirants, ODM and engineer Bernard Oduno from Suba South Aspirant 2027, riding on the already established protocols. I would like to add your excellency the challenge we have had as super south people and we need to share it was the direct ticket that was given to our serving member of parliament. So we are requesting that in this coming election we do not have direct ticket. Secondly, now that we have agreed that there will not be any more gadgets, may I may I also request that the voting be done in every polling station. We know that we are in where where we come from, we are all ODM members. So let it be done in every polling station. But that should not stop us from mobilizing our people to register in the party. But if it is not done on every polling station, many members more so our our mothers and grandmothers and younger people or people who are able differently struggle to get to where they are aggregated centers. You find that four or five polling stations are going to vote in one station. We understand that there will there could be challenges of resources. So as aspirants here you governor we are willing to start conversations from today of how to mobilize resources additional resources other than the party registration which may not be enough to do a popular suffrage nomination. So we are willing to have those conversations here.

[00:54:06]Okay.

[00:54:08]Thank you so much. My name is honorable Florence.

[00:54:13]I am specially elected MCA serving in the county assembly of Homa Bay and aspiring woman representative Home Bay County. uh to avoid repeating what the others have said uh our honorable uh governor and our chair I know we are in the process of rebranding ODM and there's this thing that is killing us at the grassroot known as violence we want as the the aspirants and we want the officials please if anyone comes with violence then that person should be automatically disqualified so that we have a peaceful what Thank you so much.

[00:54:57]>> Thank you very much. We now have uh Kisumu.

[00:55:04]You came to just stand here.

[00:55:12]Violence.

[00:55:20]No. No, the Jenzi, you already spoke earlier.

[00:55:24]Jenzie, you already spoke earlier. So, we need one under 35, one lady, and one over 35.

[00:55:41]Sure this young man you you go back bring the older man there.

[00:55:48]Thank you. We have three people. Thank you very much. Hi.

[00:55:56]Thank you chairing an I want to say one about the violence.

[00:56:05]Recently we've been witnessing the violence attack the MPs.

[00:56:15]One of the MPs attacked aspirants, young people.

[00:56:40]elected leaders most one of them is the governor attack the leadership that one we have to stop the secondly young people secondly young people we have to defend the leadership muru mama so that we can work together and do the necessary lastly let us do do the mobilization.

[00:57:11]Why empower our young people from the grassroot?

[00:57:16]Why empower the grassroot level people from the polling station? Let us empower the people from the polling station up to national otherwise. Thank you mamaanga. We will support you with the entire leadership marm. Thank you and may God bless you.

[00:57:33]>> Thank you.

[00:57:34]>> Just make a point. ODM.

[00:57:38]>> My name is Caroline Augi Central. Aspire to be kua central MCA other aspirant. Two issues. One there's this issue of women being killed. I think it's coming out. People are agitated of because of high cost of living. I want to urge all aspirants to ski the ground and let us give good information to our people. One because we have issue. It was a global thing. It was a global issue not I I think car what hello what the aspirants are saying this meeting has an agenda it has a theme we stick to that theme and you just make one point yeah so as a lady also I MEAN TWO THINGS. THE LAST THING I'M SAYING, MUSK, the last thing I'm saying, I want to urge all aspirants, let us campaign with a lot of respect and a lot of integrity and especially for women.

[00:59:02]And that I want to say something LET US ground what? LET US BE ISSUE based campaign.

[00:59:13]PLEASE LET US BE ISSUE BASED CAMPAIGN.

[00:59:19]Thank you. Thank you very much. Please just make a point or two relevant point and also if the point has already been made just say you have nothing useful to add. Yeah.

[00:59:35]ODM my party chairperson but leaders election board officials my name is Daniel Kongo Muka Alias Kongu I've I've come here in fact I thank the party to have organized this meeting because it has been a B issue to my political journey OD DM is called orange democratic movement. It respects the democratic rights of each citizen.

[01:00:14]I'VE BEEN IN AUDIO FROM 2007 to date.

[01:00:18]And I want to say this, WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THE NOMINATION WILL BE free and fair. 2022, I was a victim of manipulation of ODM.

[01:00:32]In fact, WE WENT UP TO THE court where the nomination had been placed on minority community. Well, the person is not a minority community. After we went to court, it was a lure community from Kanya.

[01:00:48]And then I said no problem let me sge on. I'm standing railways. I'm asking my best party, MY LOVE, MY PARTY which I love so much which made me lose more than 20 million HERE IN KISUM THAT COME 2027 LET US FREE AND FAIR ELECTION.

[01:01:07]>> Thank you.

[01:01:09]>> I think you have made >> respect the >> we have agreed that ODM is the party for all >> Cindio. See it's in this ODM that even in this region we have people who are not even laws who have been elected as MPs. Amma >> so ODM is a party for all you you are number which why >> okay say one one word ODM >> my name is Franklin Ismaonga I'm a youth leader from Tumu central migosi also an aspirant and also a chairman of ODM patriots and ODM professionals what I want to say here today is mama that we've seen you're working so hard in empowering ing young people in Kisumu but us as as young people in ODM we don't have any empowerment program so today we are asking you kindly through your office after 31st rally we are humbly you give us a date or as ODM youth you also give us an empowerment because we also have businesses number two mama we would like you talk to the leadership structure of Kisumu County so that they can strengthen ODM party we are really confused so they come out if they're in ODM they tell us they're in ODM if they're in Linda Monichi they also tell us they're in Linda Monichi so that we are not confused then lastly as as youth also we are not that much rich financially but we have the energy and the skills tell us how many people will mobilize us give us the finances so that we see how we can deliver God bless you thank you very much bas so Now I will do one person with disability one person with disability. No if you don't have disability don't come here.

[01:03:12]Danita can say one no shortness is not disability.

[01:03:24]disabled serious.

[01:03:32]Okay, come Dita, you had already spoken but just pick one short word.

[01:03:39]Uh thank you uh madame chair. I am bringing GREETINGS FROM ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES who are aspirants in our region.

[01:03:56]I ACTUALLY REPRESENT PERSONS DISABILITIES in ODM from the county of Migori. But I want to bring this issue to Neb because we have not heard about the concerns of disabled aspirants here.

[01:04:16]persons with disabilities.

[01:04:25]I want to TELL YOU THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ALSO VOTERS and they are aspirants. Thank you.

[01:04:32]>> And I CAN TELL YOU THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE ALSO SENT ME HERE TODAY.

[01:04:38]The ODM PARTY WAS THE FIRST POLITICAL PARTY IN KENYA TO HAVE THE DISABILITY LEAGUE. Madame Chair, NWAMBA DISABILITY LEAGUE IS NOT JUST THE LEAGUE OF VOTING FOR OTHERS. THEY ARE THEY OFFERING THEMSELVES FOR POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY. SO THE ODM PARTY WITH ALL DUE RESPECT AS YOU PLAN AS YOU DO ALL OTHER THINGS CONSIDER ACCESSIBILITY FOR ASPIRANTS WHO ARE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF OUR REGION. Thank you very much.

[01:05:05]>> Thank you very much. Not everybody can speak. We have to agree.

[01:05:26]in disabled one.

[01:05:31]Watch one word.

[01:05:32]>> Uh thank you very much. Uh chair, I just want to add one thing. ALL OF US are aspiring. So during uh after election we would like to ask the party leader and the the to give those people who are retiring IN NOMINATIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PEOPLE who are wanted to become elected that's what I wanted to add.

[01:06:00]>> Okay.

[01:06:11]nominated problem.

[01:06:24]Just say one word on behalf of the national youth.

[01:06:32]Thank you so much. our chair and ODM ODM ODM.

[01:06:41]My name is Fred Makajos, an aspiring member of parliament, Karacho 2027.

[01:06:48]I have an item here. One, as the aspirants, we must show a lot of confidence to the people that we are going to talk to at the level or at the constituency level. It is very important. If you are an aspirant, you sell the party policies and you give them confidence that this is the party which is going to form and be the part and parcel of the next government of this country. That one is very important. Number two, in participatory system of democracy like the one we enjoy in ODM, let us engage across the board as we do the recruitment continuously of the new members of the party. So that if you are a member of par, if you are running as a member of parliament, you are running as an MCA, ensure that you also do the continuous registration so that we can give strength to this party comes 2027.

[01:07:38]So that if we send the party leadership for the negotiation table, we send a united strong party called ODM. The final thing our young people of this country and of ODM this is where you have your space and all the aspirants if you are 35 years and below stand up if you are in the crowd stand up 35 years and below if you are here I've seen many comrades here like Wara and others and Jacob many of you are here let us have confidence that we are going to win the elections and ensure that we are going to give the party a new identity thank you so much and may God bless you. Thank you chair.

[01:08:19]>> Thank you very much. I think those are good points. So we were I know that Mrs. Aita will come and respond to the issues but so that when she responds it's the end. If I could give the leaders just two or three minutes each to say some things maybe they'll also raise because today they are here as aspirants also.

[01:08:40]So uh honorable Mumba please just come and say a word or two.

[01:08:47]Um and then honorable >> let's take two minutes as party chair said >> thank you chair for this opportunity I just want to uh share a little bit of my experience 2022 nomination my name first of all was not Christiana it appeared as Christine Aing Oola I don't know what had happened So something went wrong with uh registration at the ODM office. So that is one thing please make sure that you are efficient in naming. The second thing was when nomination was taking place it did not start in the morning in some station in some polling stations it started in the afternoon 2:00 meaning that people waited for hours on end and most of them gave up and went back home and so they only had two hours to nominate and we did not get the target.

[01:09:50]So that is another weakness. I just wanted to share that with you so that you can improve. The last point is about that gender based violence that has been echoed here. It is so prominent and women are not contesting because of fear of elections and the abuses that they go through and the violence and so on.

[01:10:12]Please make sure that you actually uh disqualify those who abuse, those who beat, those who shed blood. Thank you.

[01:10:22]>> Thank you very much, honorable.

[01:10:39]>> Thank you, chair.

[01:10:42]As I was seated there, some MCS or other parents were asking whether there are specific education threshold for specific positions. So maybe the chair election coordinating committee may need to clarify that a lot has been said here. I don't want to bore people with other stories that people have said here. I only have one thing that on 31st you are all welcomed in Kisumu, Kisumu Central, Kisumu County and we would want to request you to come in large numbers.

[01:11:26]Whether you are coming on the back of a donkey, whether you are riding a bicycle, whether you are riding a motorcycle, You are all welcome in Kisum and I would want to request all aspirants who are here that even if you're coming from Migori just take one with 14 people one with 14 people sa Migori Home Bay the far ends of Kisumu County please do the rally will be peaceful.

[01:12:06]We've also been advised that each one of us brand as much as you want only if it's in orange. The color is orange.

[01:12:21]What you write on it is your symbol.

[01:12:27]I repeat uh brand as much as possible with all your people. There are activities going on already and we would like other counties to do the same in Kisumu.

[01:12:45]Almost every sub county we have an activity with the party and I would want to encourage other sub counties in the next few days to other counties to do the same. Here in Kisumi in SE we have one in Kisumi. We have another in Kisumu. We have many.

[01:13:05]My last point is about our unity. Our unity our numbers. Unity as a party.

[01:13:13]Unity as a community for the aspirants.

[01:13:20]Learn from my experience. When you leave here, start registering ODM members even if you are paying money for those who cannot because our numbers is our strength.

[01:13:34]Lastly, the voter registration is ongoing.

[01:13:39]our numbers is going to be a consideration for what we get. Thank you.

[01:13:46]>> Thank you very much. Dr. Ron, >> those who want to pull us backwards, we tell them.

[01:13:56]>> Okay. So, I think Oron has raised an important point which is branding for the for 31st.

[01:14:04]anything orange. You write your name on it. Write your picture. Write your your kofia. Make posters with your picture.

[01:14:13]So long as we are orange, that's what matters. Yeah. If you're MCA, make a few posters, make a few t-shirts, make a few coffe.

[01:14:22]But so long as it's orange. We want a sea of orange. But you can brand yourself as much as you want.

[01:14:32]anything, please come with them. Be as creative as possible. Um, now I want to go to the assemblies.

[01:14:42]Uh, first as a former MP, you together with honorable Goomba, I'll give you uh a minute each. So, honorable please come. as a former MP.

[01:15:04]Thank you. Thank you. Our national chair. I don't I don't have so much to say, but I encourage you. Thank you so much.

[01:15:47]Thank you. Honorable Bumbo DJ, you went to sleep.

[01:16:12]OM mine is very simple. People will want to negotiate with you only if you are strong.

[01:16:23]Nobody wants to talk to a weak person.

[01:16:25]Nobody wants to talk to a weak organization.

[01:16:29]We Kenya since 2002 has been a coalition county. Knack was a coalition. Uh then we went to Grand Coalition. It has been coalition even 2013 it was a coalition.

[01:16:43]So we will end up in a coalition. But the respect and the sharing we'll get will depend on our numbers. So let us try even as we front candidates. Please I want to ride on what the chair said go to the ground and be popular. If we put in weak candidates will be giving the opposite because when we appear weak even the small new parties will start now to see that they have a chance. So please go to the ground. Let us be strong and let us populate our numbers in the county assemblies in SIA Kisumu Bay Migori and in the National Assembly let us hope to achieve at least more than 100 ODM members and in the Senate let us hope to achieve at least 25 30 ODM senators and in the governors the same. Thank you. I wish you all the best.

[01:17:34]>> Thank you very much. Our speakers on behalf of our assemblies please just come.

[01:17:51]I need I have got three things to say very fast. Number one uh chairperson there's one gap that we are having in terms of messaging I used to see Jak message that goes around but from this meeting I think it's very clear that we must tell the public we must tell the public we must build the confidence of the public free and fair nomination Actually uh the chair person was whispering to me even the ballot box will be transparent so that you can see what you put inside.

[01:18:46]So I think people have agreed on that.

[01:18:52]Number two, uh Dr. Ron Kas in Kisumu West, North Central and as Kisumu West constituency, we are prepared and aspirants man on behalf of our MP Rosa Kyu and the incoming governor 2027. We met yesterday and we agreed that on Wednesday at uh ISO 10:00 a.m. K aspirant West please we are meeting at ISO at 10 a.m. to make some arrangements. Lastly, let us work for the party. Let us be united. Let us be friends. Thank you so much.

[01:19:38]>> Thank you. Give speakerman speaker in their numbers.

[01:19:57]Governor, party leader officials party Faithfulness. Yes.

[01:20:25]Loyalty.

[01:20:37]Representatives at 60% Faithfulness point.

[01:21:46]Unlike before through negotiations called partnership.

[01:22:06]to Presidential candidate. So that president Thank you very much. To close this session, our deputy governors just come and say a word.

[01:22:56]elders.

[01:23:00]Thank you very much, chair.

[01:23:03]My name is Dr. Joseph Maheri, Deputy Governor, Migori County. I'm here on behalf of the governor of Migori County, Dr. Oil he sent me here to represent him and declare to the ODM neck and other aspirants that he'll be defending his governor seat in 2027.

[01:23:32]Second, he believes I'm a deputy governor who I say something and I don't fear or governor may not may not contradict my governor. My governor believe on two or three things about our ODM party. One, he believes on fair and clear and accountable nomination. That's why the other day he said he doesn't fear even the governor's nomination. He say that we do a fair and accountable nomination. Therefore, whoever is willing to come and compete or in ODM they are welcome. But I haven't seen anybody here coming to declare. So the governor 2027 for Migori County still remained his excellent Dr. Chillayako.

[01:24:26]Number two or finally also governor believe on zoning. He say that zoning is the only way that our party can remain strong in areas where we operate and zoning with only with our working partners as UDA.

[01:24:48]Therefore otherwise receive much greetings from Migori County and from the chairman of the ODM party Migori County Dr. Chilayako. Thank you very much. Thank you DJ ODM Aspirants the party leader was here neck has spoken the party chair has spoken they have assured aspirants that the nominations be free and fair by show of hands free and fairly shows Thank you so much.

[01:25:36]>> Thank you.

[01:25:38]Thank you very much.

[01:25:41]Uh our our chair of the National Elections Coordinating Committee, please come and respond to the one or two questions that have been raised and then I will give the closing uh remarks.

[01:25:58]This is Henrik S.

[01:26:09]>> Now, good afternoon once more. Now, the first uh question that I want to answer is for Nikico Chola H. He alleges or is telling us the congregation that one of the CC's wants to vi but we never mention the name of the CC.

[01:26:31]We don't have the letter. I've not seen it anywhere. So if there's such allegation, please I beg you write to us as elections board but with the proof. I here say I don't believe and I will not take it.

[01:26:49]And another thing that I want to answer the youth, somebody raised it here that our present youth is above 35. We know it. We are aware. But as you know very well, we were still doing some elections. We had remained with Tita, Kisumu and Nairobi. And we cannot do national. We are now through with Tita.

[01:27:15]Next week we are doing Nando and then we doing Kisumu and then in Nairobi we cannot do election because there's a case in Madari. So when the cases are over done that's a time now we can do the national elections that means the youth disability the women and other positions. So please be patient. It's not us that we're late or we cannot do it. We are waiting for the clearances from these other areas. After that, we'll do elections and we'll actually publish them, announce them and any youth can vi Thank you very much. The rest of the questions will be tackled with my fellow commissioner. Thank you.

[01:28:01]>> Uh thank you chair. Now there was an issue on violence.

[01:28:06]Uh the even the party does not entertain violence. any candidate or supporter of that particular candidate if it is proven or it is seen that they are violent the person you go to is the candidate. So we you will have to be just disqualified. So ensure that your supporters, you yourself and your supporters, you go by the rules and aggressions of election, no violence and especially to the women, the people the disabled and in general there should be no violence if you are a candidate please. Now there's the issue of direct tickets. Now direct tickets as chadi assured you there will be no direct ticket espec anywhere where there's more than one candidate. If there's one more than one candidate that is two and above they will be taken through an election nomination exercise to determine the winner. A direct ticket has its way. It can be given if they say there's only one candidate and there also there's a process and a procedure to that.

[01:29:22]Now on terms of fees and all that will come out through uh a notice of election from the chair of election board. There will be proper guidelines on the timelines the fees who is to pay how much uh and everybody the leadership is here the chair is here the chair of of the party the party leader.

[01:29:43]So we have he had that we've talked about the youth to be looked at.

[01:29:46]Currently the youth pay half of the amount the other countries pay your youth the women and the disabled people.

[01:29:56]But all that will come through a notice.

[01:30:07]Now in terms of the elections being digital or or manual I think the chair is going to uh to address that and then that will also come through a notice but we have listened to what you have said and we we value what you have said uh voting being done in all polling centers we have 22,000 polling centers for ODM is a big number but then we have listened to you. What you sometimes usual do is that there could be a case of merging some nearby police centers because the cost can be so high for the 22,000 poly centers but all that is information which will be communicated to you and to some extent you'll be also be you be involved in the in the determination. We will work with the candidates very closely for that.

[01:31:08]in terms of like educational requirement and the like. Uh the guideline is that anybody who is here and a candidate get to know the guidelines of IBC and the guidelines of IBC are the same as the guidelines of ODM. Although on top of that one you must be a life member to be a candidate in in ODM for that case. But otherwise all that will come proper through a guy through a notice from the chair of the election board.

[01:31:42]Uh I think that is all all for now. Uh thank you very much. God bless you.

[01:31:48]>> Now somebody has asked about education.

[01:31:51]All that will be guided at the right time when the notice is on. Thank you.

[01:31:56]manual or electronic is already been answered.

[01:32:01]actually what we want to do we'll also give you some guidance but I've really heard what you have said and I think when we did the balloting in UNA casipool it worked so well so I think and I'll let you know that I don't want to p now but I'll give you some guidelines how to go about it but I've heard and I'll see what to consider thank you very much >> thank you National Elections Coordinating Committee Makovi Quao Asanteni we are praying for you to have a um good elections at the right time.

[01:32:38]You've started early. You have enough time to prepare till the end. I think what you didn't mention and maybe I want to mention is the responsibility of the aspirants in making sure they are free and fair nominations because the national elections coordinating committee does not have the level of resources of the IBC in conducting nominations. Their resources are less and they also don't have the national police the way IBC has. So what happens during nominations and I've seen it many times. If I'm going to lose a nomination, I come and spoil the nomination. I come with goons. We kick everything. We spoil everything. Then there's no winner. Then the party is told give a winner. How will the party get a winner? They'll just say who among these faces looks like the most likely to have won. Then they pick because we did not allow the nomination to happen.

[01:33:37]So I think there's also responsibility on the part of the aspirants. If the board does their part, the aspirants should also do their part in just making sure the process goes on the whole day vizuri and the winner is announced.

[01:33:55]But if we kick all the debs everywhere, it will be very hard for the board even if they are angels to deliver on that election. So I want to ask that the aspirants also we you look carefully so that anybody who disrupts an election is disqualified from that election. That is the only way we are going to achieve the free and fair nominations. Somebody also said here that the aspirants need to be given equal opportunity together with the serving leaders. I think uh opportunity of recognition is important but we must also recognize that once somebody is elected and sitting in a position that person is elected until the time when that term is what is over.

[01:34:42]So that person has an advantage over the aspirant because they have the power of the mic. when we come here we will say MPs say something because for every position there might be 10 aspirants and not all those people could speak. So I think even in our requests let us also be fair and know that even you tomorrow you will be elected and you will expect the same level of treatment with every other elected leader.

[01:35:12]That is what I wanted to say in conclusion and to just encourage us 31st is here. We are counting on you. We are here always. If you have anything, please reach out to us. The board is here. The chair is here. As I said earlier, there we may not be perfect, but we are the officials that are here.

[01:35:30]We will do our very best to make sure this party stands strong. I will request that a few of us come forward. Maybe Lucy, you will come. A few of us come forward. Yes.

[01:35:42]>> To help with reading of the resolutions.

[01:35:44]Two two ladies from each county. Two two two from Migori, two from Home Bay, two from SA, two from Kisumu.

[01:35:55]And also two gentlemen from each county, please.

[01:36:02]>> This is Hri.

[01:36:04]>> Then sorry DJgo.

[01:36:06]May I request the rest of the aspirants to remain seated please?

[01:36:11]>> Just remain seated. They will read this in 5 minutes. Then we go, we pray and go.

[01:36:33]I never had a life.

[01:36:44]Okay.

[01:36:47]Okay.

[01:36:52]Okay. Let's get started. Thank you.

[01:36:54]Sure.

[01:37:01]Yes.

[01:37:09]>> Come on.

[01:37:11]>> Movement resolutions of the aspirants meeting held on 25th May 2026 at ground roll Swiss hotel Kisumu County.

[01:37:24]We the ODM party aspirants drawn from the counties of Sia, Kisumu, Homo and Migori gathered here today at the Grand Rosiz Hotel having deliberated and consulted with the party leadership do here by resolve as follows. Number one that we commend all aspirants for taking the for taking the bold initiative of expressing interest in contesting for various elective seats on the party ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections. Two, that all aspirants be encouraged to entirely campaign, mobilize support and strengthen the party at the grassroots level in preparation for the forthcoming general election. Three, that aspirants and the party leadership undertake sustained mobilization for national li national national identity card acquisition, voter registration exercises to enhance voter participation and expand the party support base.

[01:38:50]Number four, registration of aspirants remains ongoing and all interested members are encouraged to apply.

[01:39:02]Number five that all aspirants, supporters and party members are urged to conduct campaigns peacefully responsibly and in a manner that promotes party co and national unity. Number six, we have been assured by the National Elections Coordinating Committee NEC that the party remains committed to credible, fair, democratic nomination process that uphold the will of members and inspire public confidence. Finally, that we reaffirm our unity, solidarity, and collective resolve to form the next government through a transparent, inclusive, and peopledriven process.

[01:40:00]In conclusion, in unity and solidarity, we remain focused on strengthening the party, mobilizing our supporters, and securing a credible and successful victory in 2027 general election in Kenya delivered in Kisumu this 25th day of May 2026. Thank you.

[01:40:26]>> May I request the honorable speaker? I proceed to put a question on the resolutions of the aspirants of the Jazza region held today the 25th of May 2026 at the Grand Risumu and I put that as many of the opinion that the res be adopted say I >> I >> as many of the contrary opinion say nay the eyes have it and the res of today have been adopted thank you >> thank you now let's remain standing for the national anthem then we close the meeting national anthem National anthem.

[01:41:04]National anthem.

[01:41:38]Uh, Santisana Santis.

[01:41:40]>> Thank you. The meeting is at John Cine.

[01:41:42]See you another time.

[01:41:45]This is Hendrick. DJ DJ DJ DJ DJ DJ.