Mombasa businessman and politician Suleiman Shahbal is among six individuals nominated by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party to serve as members of the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA).

The list was officially released by ODM on Wednesday morning following a selection process which was chaired by deputy party leader and former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya.

Others in the list include ODM party leader Raila Odinga's daughter Winnie Odinga,  Mohammed Diriye, Timothy Bosire, Beatrice Askul and Justus Kizito.

The nominees are required to submit their applications by Wednesday, November 9.

During the campaigns in the run-up to the August 9 election, Shabal worked closely with the Azimio la Umoja leadership in campaigning for Raila Odinga's presidential bid.

Shahbal was among the top contenders for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat in the last election but shelved his ambition for the current governor Abdulswamad Nassir after consultations headed by party leader Raila Odinga and former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho.