ODM Holds National Executive Committee (NEC) Retreat
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ODM held its NEC meeting in Machakos County, with the Party Leader Raila Odinga cautioning politicians against hoodwinking Kenyans with goodies from proceeds of corruption money saying that leaders must uphold high standards of integrity.
The ODM party ought to adopt the UN three- lens approach to engaging the youth which emphasizes that all policy makers must; work for youth as beneficiaries, work with the youth as partners and that decisions be shaped by youth as leaders. — Benson Musungu, Dir. Youth Affairs
Our books are up to date. We have a responsibility to inform our members of how we spend every single penny that drops into our bank account… we are transparent and always have our books audited and certified by the Auditors — Mr. Joshua Kawino, Finance and Administration Director.
As the Legal department, we are committed to ensure our members especially those in the legislature understand all legal documents including bills and help them make informed presentation on the floor on the house” — Tony Moturi Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Liaison Officer.
We have rolled out a massive recruitment Programme. We want to recruit as many members as possible to add on the existing number of members. We have visited several counties and can confirm that we have many people who want to join our party” — Rosemary Machua Dir. Membership
No single man whistles the symphony. It has to take the entire orchestra to do it…we have done much in terms of communication. We are doing more with the support of of the Secretary General and the Executive Director. Ultimately we shall be somewhere. — Philip Etale Director of Communications
As a Secretariat, we are determined to ensure full implementation of the Mumma report. There are a number of proposals in the report and soon you will see them implemented — Edwin Sifuna Secretary General
In ODM, we take pride that right from birth about 14 years ago,we have always cleared new pathways and opened new roads so that Kenya and Kenyans can move forward. That is a mission we shall never shy from or abandon. — Raila Odinga Party Leader
Following are the resolutions from the retreat held at Stoni Athi Resort in Athi River on 25th-25th September 2020:
he National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has concluded a two-day retreat here at Stoni Athi Resort In Machakos County to deliberate on various matters touching on the party and Its growth as we seek a path out of the COVID-19 pandemic that has stifled many aspects of normal life including conduct of political activity. The NEC Invited members of the newly reconstituted Notional Elections Board (NEB), Disciplinary Committee and Members of the Party’s Technical Committee to Join In the deliberations.
Following the deliberations over the past 2 days, the NEC has resolved as follows.
- That In light of the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NEC has resolved that it will not be possible to conduct the Party’s grassroots elections that had been scheduled for the first quarter of this year In the normal manner. However bearing In mind the need to still meet the dictates of our Party Constitution, the NEC has resolved to conduct a harmonization exercise to fill existing gaps In the Party leadership resulting from death, resignations, or defections from the Polling station level to the National level in this regard, the Harmonisation exercise at the polling station level and the sub branch (Ward) level shall be undertaken by our members in the Month of October 2020. Thereafter a similar exercise will be undertaken at the Branch level (The 290 Constituencies) and the County Coordinating Committees In all the 47 Counties under supervision of the National Elections Board and the National Secretariat. A detailed schedule shall be released by NEB In the coming weeks. Once these are concluded we shall then conduct the same Harmonisation at National level. It Is anticipated that this exercise will be concluded no later than December 2020.
- In order to enhance service delivery and In the spirit of strengthening and revamping our structures as recommended in the Muma Taskforce report, the National Executive Committee has reconstituted the Party’s Legal Affairs Committee as follows; Hon. Tim Wanyonyl MP ( Chair and Secretary Legal Affairs), Hon. Judy Pareno MP, Ms. Barbara Malowa, Ms. Sophie Amutavl (Youth League), Mr. Fred Orego, Mr. Nelson Oslemo, Ms. Jane Matoke, Mr. Jackson Awele, Mr. Anthony Opondo, and Mr. Eric Changorok (Youth League)
- On the forth-coming by-elections the NEB reported that It had received applications from interested candidates for the party ticket In all the 5 areas scheduled to hold elections on 15th December 2020. The board Is scheduled to hold primaries in Msambwenl and in Kisumu North Ward where we have more than one applicant. A ticket will be Issued to the only applicant In Wundanyi/Mbale Ward In Taita Taveta In due course. As a Party, we wish to thank the Jubilee party leader President Uhuru Kenyatta for the decision not to field a candidate in Msambwenl in the spirit of handshake. In the same spirit, the Party’s NEC has resolved that ODM will not be fielding candidates In Lake View Ward In Nakuru County and Kahawa Wendani Ward In Kiambu County both of which were held by Jubilee.
- Cognizant of the central role that the Party’s NEC plays In the management of the Party and the need to maintain the probity of Its deliberations, the NEC resolved to suspend Hon. Owen Baya, the MP for Kilifi North Constituency from membership of this critical organ and from his position as the Deputy Organizing Secretary given his recent public utterances and conduct that have cast doubt on his commitment to this party and Its objectives.
- We are calling on all our party members to heed the rallying call by the party leader H.E. Raila Amolo Odinga to be prepared for the upcoming reform debate and referendum as we seek to make what is a good constitution better. We know the usual anti-reform forces are regrouping to fight efforts aimed at uniting Kenyans, rebuild our economy and stop the looting of public resources. We are telling them, their days are numbered. We shall defeat them.
Finally, we have seen some leaders alleging a scheme to steal the 2022 elections through the Huduma Number. This Is in keeping with their brand of systemic de-legitimization of public Institutions, selling propaganda and peddling division. We are not surprised that the Huduma Number project has become their latest punching bag. They have in the past viciously opposed the fight against corruption, they fight the DCI, the EACC, and cripple the running of government. We wish to remind tangatanga leaders that their patron registered for the Huduma Number in broad daylight smiling chin to chin. He marketed It as a good thing. When did it suddenly become bad? The defeat coming their way In 2022 will be as a result of Kenyans rejection of their brand of politics and nothing else. Having seen their prospects dwindle by the day, they have begun laying a basis for rejecting the outcome of the 2022 Election and causing chaos and must be condemned in the strongest words possible.
Thank you, God bless ODM and God Bless Kenya.
Hon. Edwin Sifuna, Secretary-General
