{"id":10379,"date":"2020-06-29T17:20:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=10379"},"modified":"2020-06-29T17:20:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:20:56","slug":"musalia-party-anc-offices-in-kakamega-burnt-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/musalia-party-anc-offices-in-kakamega-burnt-down","title":{"rendered":"Musalia party ANC offices in Kakamega burnt down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Amani National Congress (ANC) offices in Kakamega County have been set on fire by unknown people earlier. The office houses most of the party\u2019s documents including the register of its members.<\/p>\n<p>According to an eye witness Patrick Likanamon a bodaboda rider, the fire occurred very early in the morning.\u201cI was ferrying a client to town when I saw smoke coming out of the office. After dropping off the client, I headed to a neighbour\u2019s house to inform him of what was happening.<\/p>\n<p>We then proceeded to the offices to ascertain. By the time we got there the police had already arrived at the scene, \u201csaid\u00a0Likanamon.Party members who had started flocking the area now accuse opponents of causing the fire as a method of intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far we have seen that banners have been burnt and other few documents. Luckily the party\u2019s register has not been burnt, \u201cANC member Jeff Mwenje says.\u201cIt is so unfair to do such an act considering this house is a rented property. We should not allow politics to stretch to such an extreme,\u201d Mwenje added.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.standardmedia.co.ke\/images\/monday\/mpulcufofov7v5xudc5ef9add6522ca.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><strong>Amani National Congress documents destroyed by fire on Monday, June 29, 2020, in Kakamega.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The party continues to experience leadership battles even as the Registrar of Political Parties seeks a clear timeline of the party\u2019s election.In a letter dated June 23\u00a0the registrar, Anne Nderitu, asked the Mudavadi-led party to provide information \u201con timelines and notification\u201d for party elections.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>In light of the above, kindly avail (<em>sic<\/em>) information on timelines and notification of the ANC elections in line with Articles 18, 22 and 26 of the ANC constitution,\u201d the registrar said told Secretary-General Barrack Muluka.<\/p>\n<p>The letter followed a petition by Angela Gathoni, a founder member, who accuses Mudavadi of failing to give notice for party elections despite his term in office coming to an end.&#8221;The party has not issued any notice of elections nor sought extension of time to conduct the elections,\u201d states Gathoni\u2019s petition.<\/p>\n<p>Gathoni further argues that the party is illegally constituted as it promotes nepotism.\u201cSection 7 of the Political Parties Act provides that the composition of the governing body should reflect regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance and representation of special groups.\u201dPolice\u00a0have launched investigations to unmask the arsonists\u00a0who torched the offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Amani National Congress (ANC) offices in Kakamega County have been set on fire by unknown people earlier. 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