Jubilee Rejects Anne Ngirita’s Candidature for Nakuru Woman Rep on Party Ticket

NYS suspect Anne Ngirita’s bid to join the Jubilee party before of the August 9 elections has been denied.

To run for the party’s ticket, the party leadership said, the graft suspect must first gain clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

Ngirita, the key suspect in the infamous NYS scandal II, was welcomed to the party on Tuesday at the party Nakuru branch offices in Milimani.

She previously belonged to the DP William Ruto allied party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

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Ngirita who is accused of receiving Sh59 million from the youth service for supplying “air” told reporters that her decision to join UDA was due to peer pressure.

“Yes nilikua kwa chama ya UDA but nilitoka mimi mwenyewe. Nilitoka kwa sababu Baba (Raila) and Uhuru walisema turudi nyumbani nikaona nilikua nimepotea. Ilikua out of peer pressure,” Ngirita said.

The accused person who is eyeing the Nakuru Woman Representative seat said she was joining politics so as to champion the rights of women and youths.

“Mimi nataka kusaidia youth na kina mama. Mimi najua zile shida youth wanapitia,” she added.

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Meanwhile, a government sponsored bill is seeking to tighten laws governing political parties to provide for vigorous vetting of candidates prior to nominations by political parties.

If the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is passed by MPs, aspirants will be obliged to obtain EACC approval before presenting themselves for party nominations.

Should lawmakers pass the Bill, parties will be forced to vet candidates based on the anti-graft agency’s recommendations after reviewing the declarations submitted.

“A political party conducting party nominations shall ensure that each candidate makes and deposits a self-declaration form as prescribed in the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012,” the bill sponsored by the Majority party reads.

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Political parties will also be required to ascertain that a candidate possesses the qualifications to hold the elective office as specified in the Constitution or any other relevant law.

“A political party shall ensure that a candidate meets such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Constitution and nomination rules of the political party.”