Nairobi, April 12 -- Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is considering consensus as one of the methods to conduct its grassroots elections, which are due to begin this month.

The use of consensus, which involves an agreement by party members or delegates on who will occupy which office, is always used to deal with the potential fallout associated with contested elections.

Mr Odinga yesterday chaired a meeting of the party's National Executive Committee (NEC), which ratified changes to its electoral body in preparation for the phased exercise that begins on April 27.

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