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Fresh bid to bar Ongoro from polls

Elizabeth Ongoro

A member of ODM has petitioned the electoral agency to bar nominated MP Elizabeth Ongoro from contesting the Ruaraka parliamentary seat. The petitioner argues Ms Ongoro defected from ODM to Amani National Congress after the legal deadline for switching parties.

In a letter signed by the party’s secretary general, ODM claims Ongoro resigned way after the deadline and was, therefore, not eligible to vie on any other party. The move signals sibling rivalry that is simmering among parties allied to the National Super Alliance (NASA).

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