The expulsion of Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has rise debates in political game, now Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has revealed that their are “dark forces” rocking the Orange Party.
He said ODM leader Raila had promised that Jumwa would not be expelled if she explained herself, apologised to the Disciplinary Committee, went without her lawyer and did not thump her chest. She said as he said, and the Disciplinary Committee still called for expulsion.
Kingi pledged not to take part in a Malindi by-election should Jumwa’s seat be declared vacant.
Kingi said the democratic space in ODM cannot be matched by any other Kenyan political party, however, he asked party leader Raila Odinga’s word no longer stands in his own party.
While a Women’s Day gathering in Ganze on Friday, Kingi accused “dark forces” in ODM of engineering the expulsion of Jumwa who openly backs Deputy President William Ruto for President.
He said he unsuccessfully tried to sort out the Jumwa problem through a round table.
Kingi said he was in Nairobi when Jumwa told him she had been summoned to appear before the ODM Disciplinary Committee for violating party rules.
Luckily Raila was around, he said, and he met him at a hotel with Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho. “Raila was concerned with the many cases of indiscipline in ODM and said they need to be stopped. He said Jumwa should appear before the disciplinary committee to explain herself and apologise. He assured me the matter would not go beyond the disciplinary committee level,” Kingi said
Despite Jumwa doing exactly what Raila had instructed, Raila’s word was not honoured, he said. Expulsion was recommended and the matter was forwarded to the National Executive Council NEC. It delayed a decision for 60 days.
“Aisha came back and said, ‘Governor, you lied to me that the matter would end at the disciplinary committee but it has now been forwarded to NEC,'” he quoted Jumwa as saying.
Kingi said he went to Raila’s Capitol Hill office and demanded why things went contrary to their earlier agreement to leave Jumwa alone.
“Raila said Aisha should not go to the NEC with her lawyer, she should also not chest thump and the matter will end at the NEC. She did exactly that but still it failed,” Kingi told the gathering.
Aisha’s future in ODM now lies with the National Delegate’s Council, of which Kingi is a member.
“I didn’t attend the NDC because I told myself I had followed up the matter from the Disciplinary Committee to the NEC but it bore no fruit. … I had intervened in the matter with wisdom and respect but hit the wall,” Kingi said.
Kingi claimed people in the party want to frustrate Raila.
“Baba’s stand was for Jumwa to remain in the party on condition t she apologises This (expulsion recommendation) is not the way he expected things to happen. We should know that Pilate was a powerful leader but unable to stop Jesus from being crucified despite finding him clean,” Kingi. said