While Jubilee has 93 women gunning for National Assembly seats, the combined force of the Orange Democratic Movement, (ODM), Wiper, Amani National Congress (ANC) and Ford Kenya has 41 female aspirants. ODM has no women aspirant in Kisumu, Turkana, Kwale, Tana River, Lamu, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Kitui and Machakos. While Jubilee has five female aspirants for governor, NASA only one woman running for the position. “Every political party shall abide by the democratic principles of good governance, promote and practice democracy through regular, fair and free elections within the party,” states Article 91 of the Constitution. “I do not see political goodwill, even from Jubilee to whip its membership to enable them win nominations.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2017 18:33 UTC