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PART III: NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS

Article 5: General qualifications for nomination and election of party candidates

This article deals with provisions for nomination of party candidates for National and County
elections. These shall include: -

1. The NEB shall develop voting mechanisms for all its candidates for Presidential,
Parliamentary and County nominations to ensure compliance with the provisions of Chapter
SIX, Constitution of Kenya 2010 and other relevant provisions of the Law on Leadership and
Integrity;

2. No person shall be qualified to be a party candidate in any election unless that person meets
the following criteria and has the following qualifications: -

a) The person must be conversant with, supports and subscribes to the party ideology,
philosophy, mission and values;

b) The person must sign the party code of conduct, party loyalty pledge and any other document
as shall be required to sign for the purpose of elections.

c) The person MUST sign the party contribution pledge.

d) The person is validly a current registered and subscribing member of the party in any branch
in Kenya and their name appears in the National Register of the party members;

e) The person is a citizen of Kenya and a holder of a National Identity Card or such other
document of national identity as may be prescribed by Law and is registered as a voter in a
constituency in the Republic of Kenya; and

f) The person is qualified to stand for an election which he/she seeks under the provisions of the
relevant provisions of the Laws of Kenya and the Party Constitution.

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