The Orange Democratic Party (ODM) will not be fielding a candidate for the upcoming Nairobi gubernatorial by-election. ODM chairman John Mbadi told the Nation, that the party would support Jubilee's quest to recapture the seat. National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi holding up an ODM party membership card in 2019 Facebook"I can confidently say that our discussions are around having our partners producing a gubernatorial candidate," he stated. The ODM elections board, Catherine Muma had earlier suggested that the party could pull out of the race if they failed to get a popular candidate. At the same time, The Thirdway Alliance Party announced exiled Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna as the party's candidate for the upcoming poll.

Source: Daily Nation December 30, 2020 05:56 UTC