{"id":102203,"date":"2023-09-06T20:06:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/odm-to-hold-its-grassroots-election-early-next-year"},"modified":"2023-09-06T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:25:00","slug":"odm-to-hold-its-grassroots-election-early-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/odm-to-hold-its-grassroots-election-early-next-year","title":{"rendered":"ODM to hold its grassroots election early next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>ODM party will hold its grassroots elections early next year.<\/p>\n<p>This was arrived at during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was chaired by the national chairman John Mbadi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The party will hold its grassroots elections early next year. The dates for this exercise will announced by the National Executive Committee,&#8221; the party statement stated.<\/p>\n<p>The party&#8217;s NEC met under the leadership of party leader Raila Odinga to deliberate on various agendas.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first time the party holds its election after a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Various members and supporters of the party have previously been calling for elections to boost the leadership of the outfit.<\/p>\n<p>However attempts to hold elections have been postponed numerous times for various reasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. ODM party will hold its grassroots elections early next year. This was arrived at during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday. 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