Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi looks on course to wrestle Wetang’ula from the helm of the Masinde Muliro party
Embattled Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula (pictured) has seven days effective today to save himself from a bruising ouster from the Ford Kenya party leadership.
The Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu on Monday gazetted Wetang’ula’s removal from the control of the Lion party, a move that if unopposed, will hand over the leadership to Wetang’ula’s rivals.
Wetang’ula has been replaced with Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi, the mastermind of the plot to overthrow the senator, as party leader. Josephine Maungu will assume the party’s national organising secretary roles from Chris Mandu.
Nderitu has called for written submissions concerning the mutiny to submit them to her office.
“Any person with written submissions concerning the intended change by the political party, shall within seven days from the date herein, deposit them with the Registrar of Political Parties,” she said in a special gazette notice dated June 8.
Ford Kenya’s National Executive Council on May 31, 2020 dethroned Wetang’ula for failing to provide inspiring leadership, causing disunity in the party and moral impropriety in last year’s Dubai gold scandal saga.
The removal of the party leader was witnessed by Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wamangati who said the decision was informed by the need to better position the party ahead of the 2022 political showdown.
“Don’t panic, coups are archaic to good order and activities of cowards. Anybody who wants to run for a seat in Ford Kenya file your papers and let’s meet at Bomas. I have no doubt delegates will still give me a chance to run this party,” said Wetangula.
He further announced the suspension of party Secretary General Simiyu – who had communicated his ouster— and replaced him with Chris Wamalwa in an interim position.
He also stated that his alleged replacement, Wamunyinyi, had been suspended and replaced with Vincent Mogaka as Sectoral Chair for Livestock.
“We condemn any idlers who are staging parochial coups in the party when the country is facing COVID-19 challenges, floods and locust invasion,” he said.
More to follow.
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