Jubilee and ODM parties have been caught in a catch-22 situation on whether or not to proceed with preparations for the Nairobi gubernatorial by-election. Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju admitted to have been surprised by the court order temporarily suspending the mini poll, he however said they will continue with the preparations. The ruling party secretary general also revealed that negotiations between Jubilee Party and ODM were ongoing in order to unveil their handshake candidate. “We were pretty close to unveiling the joint candidature but then the court ruling happened. On his part, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said the court ruling had indeed put brakes on their preparations as they await for the final verdict.

Source: Daily Nation January 06, 2021 04:52 UTC