This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
June 19, 2020
A leadership crisis is unfolding in Musalia Mudavadi's ANC party after a petition was filed with the Registrar of Political Parties, challenging the legitimacy of the party's National Executive Council (NEC) and other organs.
The petition, filed by ANC Youth Leader Angela Gathoni, seeks to declare vacancies in the NEC and all other party organs, citing the party's failure to conduct elections within the stipulated five-year term.
According to the petition, ANC was founded in 2015 and was issued with a certificate of registration on July 13, 2015, for a term of five years less one month for public announcement and notification of election.
This means the tenure of the ANC officials came to an end on June 15, 2020, and the party is now required to conduct elections for all party offices in strict conformity with the party constitution, Political Parties Act, the Constitution, and the party's election rules and procedures.
However, ANC Secretary-General Barrack Muluka has dismissed the petition, stating that the petitioner should have gotten to the party through the correct channels before approaching the Registrar.
Mr. Muluka's comments come as the party is working on modalities to convene its National Delegates Convention, raising legal questions given that it has yet to conduct any grassroots election.
