By NATION TEAM
Posted Thursday, January 17 2013 at 09:13
Posted Thursday, January 17 2013 at 09:13
13: 57 TNA supporters in Mukurweini and Tetu constituencies disappointed after news that primaries have been moved to Friday filter in.
13:49 Mombasa Governor aspirant Hassan Joho (ODM) discounts rigging claims; says process going on smoothly.
13: 39 TNA primaries fail to take off at Kihumbuini Primary School, Westlands. ODM nominations continue at same venue.
13: 34 Mr Sakaja now says that TNA has decided to extend primaries to Friday.
13:32 TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja says no aspirant has been given a direct ticket.
13: 29 BREAKING NEWS: TNA puts off primaries to tomorrow; says move informed by need to conduct credible nominations.
13: 24 Long wait by hundreds of TNA members in Laikipia East turning into frustration. Many of them reported to polling stations as early as 6am.
Party officials, including the county coordinator Timothy Nguyo, absent.
Party officials, including the county coordinator Timothy Nguyo, absent.
13: 20 in West Pokot, Information minister Samuel Poghisio elected unopposed as URP candidate to contest Senator seat to square it out with Julius Murgor (ODM) and John Lonyang’apuo (Kanu), also voted unopposed.
13:10 At St Dominic Primary School in Mwiki, voters form into groups to discuss possible cause of the delay.
Some suspect it could be a strategic move by TNA to prevent defections by disgruntled candidates who fail to make it through the nominations.
An aspirant Isaac Njoroge Ngige says he has been informed by the party headquarters that ballot papers were still being printed.
"It is a bit worrying that we only have the ballot papers for the governor and not the other positions," he said.
13: 04 Ford Kenya secretary general Eseli Simiyu warns aspirants in Bungoma County against violence.
"Any aspirant organising violence or whose supporters engage in violence will be disqualified."
13:00 Augustine Cheruyiot, Nandi Senator aspirant, moves from FPK to ODM.
12: 53 TNA National Election Board and party secretariat to hold press conference at Silver Springs Hotel at 1pm on nominations delay.
12:50 Mr Kisia said his move informed by manipulation of the nomination process.
12:47 In Nandi County, URP ballots mixed up with those for Garsen, Narok and Bungoma.
12:43 TNA nomination papers arrive in Nakuru, to be distributed to polling stations. URP ballots sent to voting centres.
12:38 Former Nairobi Town Clerk Philip Kisia joins Federal Party of Kenya to contest Nairobi governorship. FPK leader Cyrus Jirongo says move will not reduce Cord votes.
12: 35 ODM Bondo returning officer Felix Emodo rules out extending voting period despite the fact balloting has not started by noon. Mr Emodo cites security risk if nominations go into the night.
12:30 TNA voting materials yet to arrive in Nyamira county, supporters leave some of the polling stations. TNA county coordinator Joyce Moraa and Borabu constituency coordinator Evans Obuya have a hectic time explaining why the voting materials have not arrived by 12.30pm.
12: 25 At Uhuru Gardens Primary School in Langata constituency, ballot papers for senate aspirants missing. Officials using ordinary papers. Nominations for other seats begin.
12: 19 Voters in Mukurweini who reported at polling station at 6am fear delay is part of a plot to manipulate outcome of TNA primaries.
12:10 Nyeri County TNA coordinator Stephen Wachira says voting materials dispatched from Nairobi. Expects balloting to begin around 2pm.
12:03 TNA nominations delayed at Kasarani and Roysambu, Nairobi County. Ballot papers yet to arrive.
12:00 TNA supporters at Murema Primary School in Kasarani plan demonstrations to protest delay in casting ballots. Hundreds have been camping at the station since 5am.
11:50 TNA Nairobi Governor aspirant Ferdinand Waititu takes charge of delivery of materials at party secretariat. He tells supporters to remain patient.
11:44 Little activity at Old Kibera Primary School in Kibra constituency. Sizeable crowd waiting to vote for ODM and TNA aspirants.
11:39 Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says primaries are being conducted by political parties and perception that it is responsible for delay in delivering materials inaccurate. Its role is to ensure compliance with electoral laws.
"Elections pose a lot of unforeseen operational challenges and we urge calmness and patience as the parties sort out their logistics," said IEBC communication manager Tabitha Mutemi.
11: 35 Huge turnout in Othaya but primaries yet to begin. Stiff competition expected between businesswoman Mary Wambui and Gichuki Mugambi.
11:34 At the TNA Secretariat, ballot papers for Nakuru and Kisii dispatched more than three hours late.
11:30 At Mutituni, Machakos County, ballot papers for governor, senator and women representative yet to arrive.
11:27 Alfred Mutua, the Machakos Governor aspirant on a Wiper ticket votes at Mathatani Primary School.
He accuses opponents of printing fake posters purporting he had defected to TNA. Posters erected in Macahaos Town, Mavoko and other areas.
"The move is illegal, immature, undemocratic and an example of wrong leadership the country has had since independence,” he said.
Dr Mutua urged IEBC to disqualify the architect of the plot.
11: 18 TNA Secretariat: Ballot papers for Laikipa and Makadara dispatched.
11:13 Heavy downpour in Buuri constituency, Meru County hampers delivery of ballot papers. Presiding officers forced to improvise; using ordinary papers but with TNA stamps.
11:11 In Mukurweini constituency, voters complain at lack of direction from TNA officials over delay in delivery of voting material.
11:09 Finally. TNA primaries start at Maua Stadium, Meru County. Long queues registered.
11:08 At the TNA Secretariat in Nairobi, officials loading ballot papers for delivery to Murang'a and Nyandarua counties.
11:05 Voting materials arrive at TNA Nakuru County offices. Party officials organise for their dispatch.
10: 57 Primaries delayed in Mathira constituency, Nyeri. High turnout as voters wait in line.
10:54 Voters continue to wait for opportunity to cast ballots in Tetu constituency, voting materials yet to be delivered.
10:51 In Nyeri County, exasperated TNA supporters leave polling centres after queuing for hours. Most head to workplaces saying they will not bother to vote.
10: 48 Kisumu West constituency aspirant Roza Buyu says primaries should be put off until Friday to sort out anomalies. Half of the ballot boxes delivered and some seals broken.
10: 44 In West Pokot TNA aspirants for governor, parliamentary and county representative seats unopposed. Governor aspirant Hezron Ripko and two parliamentary aspirants for Pokot South and Kapenguria ready themselves for elections proper on March 4 .
10:42 Low turnout in Buuri constituency, Meru County. Some poling stations yet to receive ballot papers.
10:35 At the New Kihumbuini Primary School in Westlands, UDF nominations in progress. TNA and ODM primaries yet to begin.
10: 23 In Busia, polling yet to start after 10am. Voters continue to arrive at polling stations.
10: 21 Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang dismisses claims that pre-marked ballot papers found at Rodi Kopany and Kodiera Market in Ndhiwa was his handiwork.
"If it is true that I stole the ballot papers and marked them, why should I throw them along the road instead of stuffing them in ballot boxes?" he poses.
10:19 At Kangethe Primary School polling centre in Kibra constituency, nominations yet to begin for both ODM and TNA. Officials say ballot papers yet to arrive.
10:14 In Nyeri, a Nation survey shows that TNA is only party holding nominations. No activity involving other parties.
10:11 In Embakasi, ODM nominations kick off at Donholm Primary School but TNA primaries delayed over lack of voting materials.
9:57 Voting yet to kick off in Mombasa, Lamu and Tana River counties.
TNA Lamu County nomination officer Anwar ole Tiptip attributes the situation to a delay in the release of the voting material by the party headquarters.
“It is not in Lamu only. Other counties too are affected. I have been promised they would be delivered in time and so we are just waiting,” he said at Mpeketoni Farmers Training Centre.
9:53 In Mbooni, Wiper nominations delayed as voting materials yet to be delivered.
9:45 In Makueni County, voting was yet to start at Kaiti, Kilome, Kibwezi East, Kibwezi West but voters were waiting patiently to elect their favourite candidates.
9:40 Mr Bett says former Nairobi Town Clerk Philip Kisia had not applied for an ODM ticket to run for Nairobi Governor.
“Contrary to the popular belief Mr Kisia did not event apply for the ODM ticket to run for Nairobi Governorship and I was shocked to see his billboards around town but when I checked our records he was not there,” Mr Bett said.
9:36 Hundreds of TNA supporters in Laikipia East holed at polling stations as nomination due to delay in the arrival of materials.
Boxes arrive at various polling stations in Nanyuki town at around 9.30 but ballots papers yet to be delivered.
Boxes arrive at various polling stations in Nanyuki town at around 9.30 but ballots papers yet to be delivered.
9:34 ODM National Elections Board chairman Franklin Bett says the board is moving to forestall a crisis in the on going party nominations in Homa Bay County where chaos erupted early in the morning.
Mr Bett said that the party is investigating claims that a candidate for governor in the County detained the ballot materials at the Homa Bay Police Station delaying the distribution of the materials in the area.
9:30 Nyeri County TNA coordinator Stephen Wachira says ballot papers yet to arrive. "We are waiting for ballot papers from head office, but they are on their way."
9.26 In Nyeri County, former Mathira MP Ephraim Maina was set to clinch the TNA Senate ticket after he emerges as only candidate.
9:22 Alliance Party of Kenya nominations were also held up in Maua ward, Meru. Polling clerks had yet to arrive as a long queue formed at the Cereal Board polling station.
9:20 TNA nominations in Kirinyaga County, delayed prompting protests from voters.
9.00 In Nairobi County, TNA party supporters at Mahiga and Mararui Primary schools in Roysambu were angered at the delay. Some were at the station as early as 4am hoping to get an early chance to choose their preferred candidate before reporting to their places of work.
No party official had reported to the station when Nation arrived at 8am.
8:45 Political party nominations failed tokick off early Thursday due to delay in delivery of voting materials in most parts of the country.
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