Raila Odinga's Big Secrets Exposed By Rebel MPs

ODM Rebel MPs Have Accused Raila Odinga Of Forcing Them To Leave The Party 

A group of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday exposed mistakes that had forced them to associate with the Jubilee coalition. During a disciplinary committee where rebel MPs had been summoned to defend claims of ditching the party, they accused ODM leader Raila Odinga of mismanagement that led them out from the party. Led by Nakuru West legislator Samuel Arama blamed Mr Odinga of being the root cause of problems affecting the party by undermining democratic space. In a heated debate with the Fred Athuok-led disciplinary committee, Arama affirmed he could not stay in a party led by Odinga and expect to be fairly nominated. “As long as Raila is the party leader, I do not trust the party to hand me the ticket even if I win the nominations in 2017. There is no democratic space in the party at all,” he vented. An emotional Arama claimed that he had previously been mistreated by ODM stating: “In 2013, I won and the one who came second was handed the ticket. Do you expect me to sit and go through the same thing again in 2017?” On his part, Sirisia legislator John Waluke denied leaving ODM but blamed Odinga of abandoning him and allowing Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula take control of the Western region. “I have been provoked. I have not said I have defected, but I will let my people decide which way I should go in 2017,” explained Waluke. “To be honest ODM has been running the party as their personal property and many things have not been going on well,” he added during a separate interview. Out of the 13 members who had been called by the disciplinary committee, nine argued their case but decried the former Prime Minister's leadership which they claimed had led to violence-marred nominations. Four others including MP Ababu Namwamba (Budalang’i), James Rege (Karachuonyo), Mpuru Aburi (Tigania East), Gideon Mung’aro (Kilifi North) did not show up.

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