Details: Why ODM Party is indecisive

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Why is the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) so undecided? Barely a month after ODM announced a move to replace the minority leadership in the Nairobi County Assembly, the party has now reinstated the leadership.

In a statement to newsrooms, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said Peter Imwatok and Elias Otieno, who had been replaced as minority whip and minority leader respectively, would resume their positions.

“The Minority Leadership of the house be retained as is with Hon. Peter Imwatok as Minority Whip and Hon. Elias Otieno as Minority Leader,” read the statement.

 

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According to Sifuna, the reinstatement of the two follows a resolution made during a joint meeting of Nairobi ODM MCAs and the Central Committee of the ODM Party held on Tuesday in Nairobi where the leaders reportedly resolved to harmonize committee memberships within the next one week in a bid to ensure equity.

In a letter dated October 25, 2018, ODM Chairman John Mbadi wrote to the Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly notifying him that Minority Leader Elias Otieno who is the MCA for Kileleshwa Ward, had been replaced by Kennedy Odhiambo Oyugi of Highrise ward.

 

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The party had also replaced Minority Whip Peter Imwatok of Makongeni/Kaloleni Ward and handed his position to Nicholas Okumu Ouma of Lower Savana. The Communications Director of the ODM Party, Philip Etale had said that the changes had been prompted by concerns raised by members who felt that the current leadership was weak and needed to be firmed up.

“There has been outcry from party members in the assembly who have been complaining that the minority leadership is not effective and efficient. So they wanted a more competent leadership,” said Etale.

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The reinstatement of the two leaders now begs the question, what has changed in the last few weeks to make the members of the ODM Party change their mind?

 

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