William Ruto has come tough on Social Media to defend his opposition supporter Aisha Jumwa. Ruto called out the ODM party leaders and council for acting in an uncouth manner and pretending to be all about Women Empowerment but they are just a bunch of individuals masquerading behind that ideology.
According to the Political Parties Act, an MP loses his or her seat and a by-election is called in his constituency if he or she ceases to be a member of the party that sponsored him/her to Parliament. This happens after the said party writes to the Registrar of Political Parties to remove the member from its register.
ODM’s National Governing Council adopted the Disciplinary Committee’s recommendation to expel Jumwa. The committee said in its report Jumwa contravened party doctrines by openly declaring support for DP William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
Malindi Member of Parliament, Aisha Jumwa, were expelled from the ODM party. The party’s National Governing Council said Jumwa had been expelled for gross misconduct. Jumwa and her counterpart from Msambweni constituency, Suleiman Dori, had been lately rubbed the party the wrong way for their alignment with Deputy President William Ruto’s camp in the 2022 presidential succession politics.
Dori has meanwhile been summoned to appear before a special National Governing Council that will be convened within 60 days to explain himself.