This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
On June 19, 2020, a petition was filed with the Registrar of Political Parties, Anne Nderitu, seeking to declare the National Executive Council (NEC) and all other party organs of the ANC vacant.
The petitioner, Angela Gathoni, an ANC youth leader, alleged that the party's leader, Musalia Mudavadi, and other NEC members were in office illegally due to the party's failure to conduct elections as stipulated in its constitution.
ANC was issued with a certificate of registration on July 13, 2015, but the party has not been able to conduct an election since then, as required by its constitution.
Gathoni further complained that the party's committee lacked ethnic diversity, with 80% of its members belonging to one ethnic group, promoting nepotism and favoritism.
She called for the party to conduct elections for all party offices in strict conformity with the party constitution, the Political Parties Act, the Constitution, and the party's election rules and procedures as soon as possible.
Her petition came a week after Nominated MP Godfrey Osotsi demanded the party to elect new officials, stating that the leaders needed to hold office for five years after which elections would be conducted.
