Hon Opiyo Wandayi: Malala,Ledama and Mutula Kilonzo jnr may lose their leadership positions in the senate for voting against Odm position on revenue sharing.
Kakamega senator Hon Cleophas Malala’s celebrations after being released may be short lived after all.
This follows after an Odm Mp and a close party operative HonOpiyo Wandayi hinted at discharging those senators in parliamentary positions courtesy of Odm who voted against the revenue sharing formular that the party was pushing for.
It must be remembered that Sen Malala is the deputy minority leader deputising Siaya Senator Hon James Agrey Orengo.
Hon Orengo assumed the position after dethroning Sen Wetangula.
Others who may face the cut include Wiper’s Sen Mutula Kilonzo Jnr the minority chief whip and Ledama Ole Kina who were seen as the defiant voices from the Nasa side of the house.
Hon Wandayi in a tweet that has raised condemnation has since seen Raila send a statement condemning the brutal force visited on the trio of Sen Malala,Lelengwe and Langat.
Below find the offensive tweet!
@HonOpiyoWandayi How can persons who hold leadership positions in the Senate courtesy of @TheODMparty blatantly contradict the Party position on a matter as critical as the Revenue Sharing Formula? Isn’t this an abuse of privilege? Freedoms have limits.This has to be revisited.
The tweet did not go unchallenged with netizens weighing in as below.
@Janet Ongera supported
I agree including those who are nominated. Sometimes it is good to Crack the whip
@MohamedWeliye
You need these counties. They don’t need you. It is less than 2 years to elections. You throw an entire region like coast that voted for ODM throughout the multi party era under the bus & you have the audacity to speak like this? Chukua ODM na upeleke kwenu. Bure Kabisa.
The Narok senator whose county was losing over 900M remained defiant saying:-
@LedamaOlekina. My friend stop there … my party will not allow me to vote for a formula that takes away 900M from Narok County and one that devide Kenya!.
Vihiga county woman Mp Hon Beatrice Adagala also never missed the chance to respond.
@BeatriceAdagala. Threatening people because of positions will stop one day and it’s coming very soon.
The stand by Hon Opiyo Wandayi is so unpopular and detrimental to Odm a party that is thinking of winning power in 2022.
Raila and his wagon of “cows “as Hon Junet rightfully put is so engraved in the handshake in a fruitless bid to appease ‘the system in return for presidency a move that will see him lose his traditionnal support base of Coast, Western and Maa community.
Upon his unconditional release, Hon Malala remained defiant stating that No amount of intimidation will make him yield.
Is this the time for Things to start falling apart for Odm? Time will tell.
