Was ODM right in reccomending for the Expulsion of Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her Msambweni Counterpart Suleiman Dori?
A rebellion is brewing in ODM and is it being orchestrated by legislators from the Coastal region who have hatched a plan to present ODM as an intolerant and undemocratic party responsible for the Coast’s problems.
The region’s lawmakers associated with members Aisha Jumwa of Malindi and Suleiman Dori of Msambweni are behind the scheme.
ODM’s National Executive Council on Thursday ratified that the duo be expelled from the party.
The expulsion has been forwarded to ODM’s final decision-making organ, the National Governing Council.
Should the NGC approve NEC’s recommendation, the Registrar of Political Parties will be informed.
Their names will be struck from the party’s roll, the Speaker of the National Assembly will be informed of the action to declare the seats vacant and by-elections announced.
Plans to undermine ODM ahead of possible by-elections is therefore already in place with the movement set to launched next weekend to fight the party.
Rallies to dismiss NEC’s punishment and attack leaders, including Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, who is ODM’s face at the Coast, will be held.
On Thursday, Nyali MP Mohamed Ali said, “This is not a party war. It’s a Coastal war by someone who thinks he should be treated as a king. Governors must respect voters who elected these leaders. You’ve declared war and we’ll bring it to your doorstep.”
Ali was one of the 15 Coast MPs who were called to a meeting with DP William Ruto at his Karen office on Thursday. The meeting, called by Ruto, was to reassure them that although pressure is mounting, everything is under control.
“He will tell Kenyans about it all on national television. I think he might be on Citizen’s JKL next week,” one of the MPs who attended the meeting said.