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Friday January 25, 2019-Orange Democratic Movement
(ODM) has finally made good it threats to punish the party’s rebels after it
kicked out Malindi MP, Aisha Jumwa, and his Msambweni counterpart, Suleiman
Dori, from the party for going against ODM Constitution by supporting Deputy
President William Ruto’s 2022 Presidential bid instead of supporting Raila
Odinga’s.
At a meeting held on Thursday, ODM’s
National Executive Committee (NEC) upheld a decision of the disciplinary
committee to expel the two politicians who are seen as the face of anti-Raila
Odinga politics in Coast region.
National Executive Committee (NEC) upheld a decision of the disciplinary
committee to expel the two politicians who are seen as the face of anti-Raila
Odinga politics in Coast region.
The committee also made recommendations
that six members of Busia and Homa Bay assemblies be kicked out of the Orange Party
for gross misconduct.
that six members of Busia and Homa Bay assemblies be kicked out of the Orange Party
for gross misconduct.
“We held a special meeting of the
National Executive Committee today to consider the matter of party discipline.”
National Executive Committee today to consider the matter of party discipline.”
“It is the decision of the NEC to uphold
discipline by punishing those who violate party and national laws.”
discipline by punishing those who violate party and national laws.”
“No one is above the law,” said
party Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna.
party Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna.
If the decision to expel the two is
adopted by ODM’s National Governing Council, Jumwa and Dori will lose their Parliamentary
seats in accordance with Political Party’s Act and Kenyans will go back to the
poll in those constituencies to elect other MPs.
adopted by ODM’s National Governing Council, Jumwa and Dori will lose their Parliamentary
seats in accordance with Political Party’s Act and Kenyans will go back to the
poll in those constituencies to elect other MPs.
