Has Opposition Party ODM been so hard on it’s rebel members Aisha Jumwa and Suleiman Dori?
The two embattled members are crying foul for what they feel is improper treatment by their Party and have now faulted the Disciplinary Committee’s recommendation that they be expelled from the Party.
Things have now gotten more worse for the duo after ODM’s National Executive Council, NEC endorsed recommendation by the Disciplinary Committee to expel them.
Their final fate now lies with the National Governing Council of the party to be convened to ratify the recommendation.
Aisha and Dori feel that the Party has not given them ample time to defend themselves from the allegations cast against them.
Speaking after appearing before the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in a city hotel to show cause why they should not be expelled, the two MPs said they only appeared before Mr Fred Athuok as an individual and not the disciplinary committee as required by the Political Parties Act.
“I want to thank the party for giving us the opportunity to appear before NEC to defend ourselves. We don’t recognise the integrity of the report purporting to remove us from our party,” Ms Jumwa said.
Mr Dori, who is the Coast Parliamentary Group (CPG) chairman, said he will not accept removal from the party because he has not done anything wrong.
“ODM is our party and we are going nowhere,” Mr Dori said.
ODM deputy party leader and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya chaired the NEC session.
Aisha Jumwa: Suleiman Dori and I never appeared before ODM disciplinary committee
I have appeared before a NEC committee of ODM today and I have
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NEC has endorsed recommendation by the Disciplinary Committee to expel Hon. Aisha Jumwa and Hon. Suleiman Dori from the party. National Governing Council of the party to be convened to ratify the recommendation.
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) January 24, 2019
NEC statement at the meeting held today at Park Place Hotel on Magadi rd in Nairobi. pic.twitter.com/gNcHJGRKy3
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) January 24, 2019