The Central Management Committee of the Orange Democratic Party (ODM) under the chairmanship of Party Leader Raila Odinga held a meeting at Orange House to set the Party agenda for the year 2019.
Among the things the Party agreed on was to convene an Extraordinary sitting of the NEC on January 24, 2019.
Among the things expected to be discussed in the National Executive Council meeting is the fate of embattled Party Rebels Aisha Jumwa and Suleiman Dori.
The party’s disciplinary committee June last year recommended that Aisha Jumwa (Malindi) and Suleiman Dori (Masambweni) be expelled from the outfit for openly declaring that they support Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
The committee also recommended the expulsion of six MCAs from Homa Bay county following acts of violence, unruly behaviour and disobeying party decisions.
They are Dan Were, Evans Marieba, Julius Gaya, Geoffrey Juma, Paul Ongoro and Joshua Nyabola.
“The Central Committee of ODM resolved to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Executive Council (NEC) on Thursday, January 24, 2019, to among other matters, to engage the members whose expulsion has been recommended by the disciplinary committee,” the statement to the media said.
The Central Committee under the Chairmanship of PL H.E. @RailaOdinga met yesterday and resolved to convene an Extraordinary sitting of the NEC on January 24, 2019. pic.twitter.com/2lkvFzy4pZ
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) January 10, 2019
ODM also announced that on Sunday this week, MPs, MCAs and the leadership of the party will converge at Cornerstone Church to hold special prayers for former MP Irshad Sumra who will be flying the ODM ticket in the upcoming Embakasi South by-election.
The announcement is a clear indication that ODM has settled on Sumra and there will be no party nominations.
Supreme Court nullified the election of MP Julius Mawathe and so far at least seven people have so far come out to express interest in the lucrative seat that fell vacant following a petition filed by Sumra.
The apex court nullified the elections on December 21, last year on grounds that there was not evidence to support the results that IEBC used to declare Mawathe the winner after the August 8, 2017 elections.
Sumra had successfully challenged Mawathe’s win at the Court of Appeal after High Court Judge dismissed his initial petition. Mawathe then appealed at the Supreme Court.
Mawathe, who contested the seat on a Wiper ticket and ODM’s Sumra are still viewed as front-runners.