Kenya Kwanza Alliance has nominated fifteen people for election to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
Among the nominees are former nominated senator David Sankok, Hassan Omar, Yasser Bajaber, Salim Busidy, Lilian Tomitom, Cyprian Iringo, Jonas Kuko, Abdikadir Aden, Falhadha Iman, Joel Nyambane, Godfrey Karobia, Fredrick Charles, Zipporah Kering, and Rebecca Lowoiya.
The ODM party, which forms part of the Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition, unveiled a list of six nominees to the regional assembly.
Notable names on the list include ODM party leader Raila Odinga’s daughter Winnie Odinga, the party’s national treasurer Timothy Bosire, former Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant Suleiman Shabal, Justus Kizito, Beatrice Askul and Mohammed Diriye.
In a statement, ODM said the six were nominated y during the party’s selection committee meeting presided over by deputy party leader and former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.
A total of 145 candidates had expressed interest in representing Kenya Kwanza at EALA while Raila’s camp had 96 applicants.
The nominees will appear before parliament for vetting before a vote is cast to determine members who will represent Kenya at the regional assembly.
The two parties are jostling for nine slots allocated to Kenya at EALA.
Kenya Kwanza, being the majority in both Houses, will have five slots, while Azimio will have four slots with ODM getting two, Jubilee one and Wiper one.
