ition : ▁ ▁New ▁FOR D ▁Ken ya , ▁National ▁V ision ▁Party , ▁Federal ▁Party ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁K AD DU ▁Part ies . ▁The ▁coal ition ▁col lapsed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁A man i ▁Co al ition : ▁U DF , ▁New ▁Ford ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁K AN U ▁Part ies ▁( formed ▁after ▁the ▁U DF ▁exit ▁from ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁Co al ition . ▁ ▁The ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁calendar ▁resulted ▁in ▁several ▁parties ▁opt ing ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁nomin ations ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁IE BC ▁proposed ▁public ▁school ▁shut ▁down ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁schools ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁nom ination ▁activities ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Government ▁confirmed ▁that ▁public ▁schools ▁would ▁not ▁open ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁government ▁later ▁announced ▁that ▁Public ▁primary ▁schools ▁would ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁( 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁remain ▁closed ▁to ▁allow ▁party ▁prim aries ▁to ▁continue . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁the ▁IE BC ▁indicated ▁that ▁political ▁asp ir ants ▁who ▁lost ▁during ▁respective ▁party ▁prim aries ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁defect ▁and ▁seek ▁tick ets ▁on ▁other ▁parties ▁after ▁Mid night ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁By ▁law , ▁political ▁parties ▁were