Former ODM minority leader, Elias Otieno is a frustrated man, suspended from Nairobi assembly!

It seems like the centre bolt of Elias Amadi Otieno is falling apart, it is falling part by part from him. Once upon a time he used to be too powerful in the years gone by but in politics nothing is constant, no position is permanent. This is the story of one Elias Otieno, the once powerful majority leader in the defunct Evans Kidero administration and shortly minority leader in the now spineless Sonko admininstration. Elias was powerful. Elias lived in the ivory tower. Today he has been stripped of all powers and reduced to a mere MCA for Keleleshwa ward. Yes Kileleshwa ward.

Before he could settle into being an ordinary MCA without trappings of power, taking orders rather than giving, the committee on powers and privileges under the chairmanship of Abdi Guyo, has found him guilty for skipping enough assembly sitting sessions without proper defense. The commitee on powers and privileges found him guilty and forwarded his name to the now powerful speaker Madam Beatrice Elachi who didn’t hesitate but to order him to stay out of the assembly for a period of 90 days.

This move has hit him hard. The move has hurt him badly, balanced his ego and reputation among county MCAS who had once feared him and who previously had to kneel and beg him for inclusion in previous committees and foreign trips. Elias Oteino at his reign, he was feared by powerless MCAS who served under him. He had exclusive powers to remove you from any committee or include you in any foreign trip.

Many Mcas suffered due to his iron fist politics that was excluding rather than including. Female MCas suffered alot. They were frustrated, some had to think about unimaginables acts in order to make him happy and earn a spot in his heart. Once you get a spot his heart, then you will have all favours from him. There was jubilation at the assembly when he was demoted to back-bench like majority of MCas.

Since being dethroned he has not recovered. He has lost all friends and he walks alone without company. Power is gone. He couldn’t believe his eyes when he learnt that Hon. Mberia could replace him as the minority in the Assembly. Power can’t be created nor destroyed, it can only be donated. It belongs to the people. This is what Elias Otieno Amadi is understanding now. Madam speaker is now authoritatively excising his powers, so far she has restored order and respect in the assembly. Close to 8 mcas are on suspension due to misconduct in the chambers.

Elias Otieno has decided to put his eyes on Suna East, in Migori county. He has been over- heard saying that he no longer needs the ward seat of Kileleshwa, it has become too small for him, he wants to go and send Junet back to waljia. He believes Junet is a minority in Migori county and he should not enjoy the powers donated by the majority, he must have his say, but the majority must have their way and lead the minority. He also said, even if ODM party wants to suspend him from the party, he feels nothing or fears anything, he can vie on any other party and win, pesa otas is his philosophy.