The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal on Thursday ordered the Jubilee Party to repeat primaries in Kisii County for the governor's seat and three other parliamentary posts.
No primaries were held for the said seats as current leaders had been given direct tickets.
Kisii Senator Chris Obure had been given a direct governorship ticket while the incumbents Zebedeo Opore, Jimmy Angwenyi and Simon Ogari had also been given direct tickets for Bonchari, Bomachoge Chache and Kitutu Chache North parliamentary seats respectively.
Confusion marred the Jubilee party primaries in Kisii and Nyamira as aspirants complained over missing parliamentary ballot papers.
The petitioners said that nominations were not done despite having paid nomination fees and also having been assured of a free and fair exercise by the party's National Elections Board.
Kisii County party Chairman Sam Nyairo confirmed that the primaries will be held on Friday, May 12, adding that election materials have been dispatched from Nairobi and will be arriving in Kisii on Thursday night.
"We want to hold the exercise within the IEBC timelines. Successful candidates wouldn't wish to engage in further court battles," says Mr Nyairo.
