ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga has directed the party's Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna to waive the Ksh 100 ordinary membership fee for the next three months.
This was revealed in a memo released by the ODM party on Thursday 30th June 2021.
"The party has been carrying out continuous member recruitment. This has gone on well and our membership has increased significantly," part of the statement read.
Claiming to be Kenya's fastest-growing party, ODM stressed the need for member recruitment so as to retain its place ahead of other parties.
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The statement released by ODM
The party is now adopting a new strategy in the race to secure more members. The statement reveals that the move was a result of public pressure saying it had received petitions for the party to consider waiving the Ksh 100 ordinary membership fee.
Odinga has directed ODM secretary-general Edwin Sifuna to facilitate the waiver of the Ksh 100 membership fee for the next three months starting July 1st.
"We urge our supporters to use this three-month period to enlist as members of the party to be eligible to participate in the party's grassroots elections and nominations exercise," the statement by Mr. Sifuna added.
