The Central Committee of the Orange Democratic Movement has threatened to discipline Jimmy Wanjigi for opening new party offices without consultations from the national office.
In a statement to newsrooms on Wednesday, September 29, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said the ODM party has been receiving alarming reports that there are some members of the party purporting to open offices in the grassroots without reference or consultations with the national office.
“We wish to remind all members that whenever there is a need to open any party office, the same must be done in consultation with the national office failure to which such offices will not be recognized,
“Further note that such brazen violation of the Party’s rule will attract disciplinary action to those involved,” Sifuna said after a meeting chaired by ODM party leader Raila Odinga.
Since his announcement to challenge former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for party presidential ticket, the politician cum businessman Jimmy Wanjigi has been opening new ODM offices across the country, something that has been causing concerns within the party.
While defending his move, Wanjigi said he has not been opening parallel offices but rather new offices in regions where none existed adding that he was determined to grow ODM membership across the country.
“We are opening offices where we have found none. Our aim is a membership drive. Is that bad? We want to add more members on top of the 2.6 Million that ODM already has. We are popularising the Party in as many areas as we can,” Wanjigi said.
However, in a move to grow its membership drive, the party further announced that it has extended its free membership registration by another three months.
“Given the success, we have witnessed and the desire from the public to join the party in the last three months, we resolved to extend the free membership registration for ordinary members that were expected to expire the 30th of September to the 31st of December 2021,” the party said.
