Lessons from recent fiasco surrounding ongoing party primaries

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Much has been said about the role of political parties in the democratisation of our society. Going by the events we have seen over the last few weeks, one cannot definitively say that the parties are accountable to the law, to their supporters, or to the basic fundamentals of democracy.

At the start of the process, ODM leader Raila Odinga is on record as asking IEBC to keep off their affairs. Raila further says they will not take orders from the commission on when they will conduct their nominations.