After rumours of a fall out between ODM and Jubilee wing of the Handshake, Amos Kimunya and Junet Mohammed on Tuesday met to iron out the perceived misunderstanding over the membership of a list presented by Kimunya.
This comes at a time when both ODM and Jubilee are sharing plum House Committee positions after Ruto allies were kicked out. The DP’s men have been expecting capitalise on the disagreement between Uhuru and Raila men, so as to make a comeback after ruthless purge.
”Held a meeting with Majority Leader Hon. Amos Kimunya over House Committees. We have mutually agreed on the list, to be tabled when house resumes next week,” Junet Mohammed.
ODM last week disputed a list by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s wing, on the set up of the BBI Implementation Committee. It is this dispute which made Minority Leader in the National Assembly to insist on changes to be made on the Jubilee list of membership.
“I agreed with Kimunya to make changes in the Jubilee list of membership. We hope next week we’ll have a new membership list to ensure we implement what many Kenyans support,” ODM Chair John Mbadi said on the list.
However, David Murathe, Jubilee Party Vice Chair says the issue has been sorted out, and there will be no negotiations on the list. Murathe insisted it was a favor being extended to the Raila led party, as such, they should not be making demands.
“There is no room for further consultations…As for the other side (ODM),it is a favor we are extending by accommodating them in committee leadership posts.They cannot now come making demands and telling us who we should include.That’s our business and it is concluded.”