Raila’s ODM de-whips 11 members for pledging to support Ruto
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ODM de-whips 11 Kisumu County elected members for pledging to support President William Ruto
ODM de-whips 11 Kisumu County elected members for pledging to support President William Ruto.
The Orange Democratic Party announce the de-whipping of the eleven MCAs over what they deemed to be treachery in a meeting presided over by Ken Oluoch, the majority leader of the Kisumu County Assembly.
The eleven Members of the Kisumu County Assembly included Vincent Odhiambo (MCA for Central Nyakach Ward), Gard Olima (South – West Nyakach), Regina Kizito (Muhoroni /Koru), Tom Nyaoke (North Nyakach and Kolwa Central’s Calvin Oraro.
Others were Tom Onditi (Ombeyi), Habil Nyasuna (Masogo Nyang’oma), Millicent Omuya (North Seme), Oiko Pete (Kabonyo Kanyagwal), Fredrick Odari (Chemelil Tamu) and Lawino Opar.
“We found that the 11 are not loyal to our party and its leadership and therefore went against our constitution by promoting other party ideals. We resolved to follow our standing orders and discharged them from other committees,” Oluoch announced.
In a letter to Kisumu Assembly Speaker Elisha Jack Oraro, the ODM Parliamentary Group informed him of the recent political development.
Speaker Oraro acknowledged receiving the letter from ODM and noted that the pertinent legal details permit the party to take action on behalf of its members.
“I read the letter by ODM in line with the House Standing Orders. The party has the right to place or remove you from a committee but if you feel aggrieved, you should appeal to the party,” Oraro stated.
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ODM claims that the eleven leaders grossly violated the party’s constitution when they appeared to be promoting the ideals of another party other than the one that sponsored them to the assembly.
“Committee membership is a privilege you enjoy because of the party. When you feel like you don’t believe in your party’s ideologies or the leadership, the only honourable thing is to resign and seek a fresh mandate from the people,” Kanga explained.
Led by Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda, the eleven MCAs visited Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo on March 2, when they discussed local politics and developments.
“The contributory role of the Members of Country Assembly (MCAs) in the security and development of our smallest administrative divisions (wards) cannot be overlooked. These are the leaders who have the closest, daily engagement with the people and therefore instrumental in the operationalization of these administrative units,” Omollo posted on Twitter.
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