Former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo’s latest remarks with regards to the affairs of the ODM Party seem to have come back to haunt him real quick.
Last week saw Jakoyo claim that Siaya Senator James Orengo was the main man behind the woes of the ODM Party.
According to the once vocal Jakoyo, Orengo is to blame for the current turbulent waves that have hit the opposition Party and it’s leader Raila.
Midiwo even claimed that ODM’s loss in Ugenya constituency was all because of Orengo.
Well, Elisha Odhiambo, the man who beat Jakoyo Midiwo in the ODM primaries for the Gem Parliamentary seat has now come out to take on Jakoyo head on with some hard hitting verbal tackles.
Odhiambo has claimed that it is Jakoyo and not Orengo that has been backstabbing and betraying ODM leader Raila Odinga.
“Jakoyo is the one who stabs Raila in the back. He betrayed him in the last elections by being an insider of Jubilee and deciding to run as an independent candidate after losing in ODM primaries,” Odhiambo said.
Odhiambo has even claimed that Jakoyo abused Raila’s elder brother Oburu in the run-up to the August 8, 2017, General Elections.
“So who is a betrayer between Orengo and Jakoyo? I want to ask Jakoyo to concentrate on his studies because I understand he is studying disaster management at USIU,” he said.
During the TV show, Midiwo claimed Orengo, who led ODM campaigns in the March 5 by-election in Ugenya, was not prepared to lead the troop in winning the seat.
“It is easier to fix wrong things than to invent new things. These people who are basically sycophants must leave Raila alone because they don’t mean well for him,” Midiwo said.
He added, “For example if Orengo is a good man, how is it that he gave ODM 61 votes in his polling station and Ochieng’ who is an independent party candidate managed 204, you can’t go on TV and say he is a good man.”
But Odhiambo asked his predecessor to keep off ODM affairs, saying he already ditched the party when he contested the Gem MP seat as an independent candidate.
“Why is he still commenting or interested in ODM affairs? He ditched the party because he was not ready to accept defeat,” Odhiambo said.