Azimio defectors suffers a night shocker after latest from register of parties
The Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu has rejected attempts by Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi’s Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) and his Machakos counterpart Alfred Mutua’s MCC parties’ request to exit Azimio Coalition.
In a letter to PAA, Nderitu said that her office has no mandate to degazette that party unless due process is followed.
“Azimio is already a registered coalition political party in terms of section 7(7) of the Political Parties Act (Registration), Regulations 2019,” she said.
“Hence the registrar has no mandate to degazette PAA as per your request save for where due process outlined in the coalition agreement has been followed.”
The registrar said that PAA had met all the conditions and provided all the prerequisite documents to affirm its commitment to the coalition.
“That PAA, as one of the constituent parties, duly executed the coalition agreement annexing the requisite documents including former PP19 declaring that the information submitted is true and correct,” Nderitu said.
In response to MCC, Nderitu also declined to grant the request, citing similar reasons.
“MCC party, as a constitutional political party, executed the coalition agreement annexing the requisite documents including form pp19 declaring that the information submitted is true and correct,” Nderitu said.
“By operation of the vacancy in the office of the chairperson, the two authorised signatories duly signed the coalition agreement and Azimio is already a registered coalition political party in terms of section 7 (7) of the political parties act 2011 and the political parties regulations 2019. Hence the registrar has no mandate to sanction the withdrawal as per your request save for where the process outlined in the coalition agreement has been followed. ”
On Friday, The Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) had written to Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu seeking to exit the Azimio La UMoja One Kenya Coalition Party for feeling sidelined.
PAA party leader who is also Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi claims the coalition agreement is opaque and that they were not involved in the ratification of the agreement.
“The PAA NEC in a meeting held on 25th April 2022 resolved that the ratification of the agreement signed on 5th April 2022 be and is hereby declined. Despite signing the agreement 20 days ago, no copies have been supplied,” PAA statement states.
“PAA has never been and declines to be a member of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party” the statement reads in part.
PAA joins a list of other parties that have threatened to quit Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign vehicle forcing him to do some housekeeping to contain the dissent in Azimio.
Among the parties that had issued threats was the Kenya Mpya caucus bringing together governors Charity Ngilu, Prof Kivutha Kibwana and Dr Alfred Mutua among others.
