Jubilee releases new schedule for fresh party primaries

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party has announced that it will hold fresh primaries between Monday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 26, 2017 after the first phase of the exercise aborted on Friday, April 21.

Addressing the press at the Jubilee Party Headquarters in Nairobi, Party Secretary General, Raphael Tuju, said that the party is now set for the primaries and will conduct them afresh starting Monday to Wednesday.

Tuju said that the logistical challenges experienced during the Friday exercise have since been addressed and the party is ready for the nominations.

The Secretary General, who was making the announcement after a long strategic meeting, said the primaries will start with Nairobi, Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kirinyaga, Bomet and Nandi counties.

On Tuesday, the nominations will be held in Lamu, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Turkana, Samburu, Kilifi, Tana River, Mombasa, Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Migori, as well as in Kwale, Garissa, Isiolo, Nyamira, Kajiado, Kiambu, Muranga and Uasin Gishu counties.

The meeting chaired by the Deputy President, William Ruto, also agreed to hold polls in Nyeri, Laikipia, Embu, Taita Taveta, Nyandarua, Narok, Nakuru, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, West Pokot and Trans Nzoia on Wednesday.

Jubilee Secretariat has hired six printing firms and five logistics companies to handle fresh printing of ballot papers for the exercise, assuring of a credible process.

Tuju announced that the party has also improved the security measures on both the ballot papers and ballot boxes and has also changed the type of ballot papers including the colour and general appearance.

This comes just hours after President Kenyatta apologized to Jubilee Party aspirants and supports over what has been termed as a shambolic exercise that resulted to the cancellation of the exercise in its entirety.