On Monday, Budalangi MP, Ababu Namwamba, met former Prime Minister, Raila
Odinga, at his Capitol Hill Offices in Upper Hill, where they discussed a number of
issues including the ongoing rebellion within the Orange party. The meeting which lasted for three hours where Raila urged Namwamba to remain in ODM despite the
leadership wrangles within.
Raila also urged the fiery Budalang’i lawmaker to talk to his colleagues – Kilifi
North MP, Gideon Mungaro, and ODM Executive Director, Magerer Langat - to return to ODM assuring them that he will resolve all issuesthey will raise.
The meeting came days after Namwamba, Mr Langat, Machakos Governor, Alfred Mutua and Mungaaro threatened to form a new political outfit (ODM Team Fresh), saying they have been held hostage by old guards in ODM. Namwamba is said to have been called by the former PM who is trying to resuscitate his already dying party.
The firebrand MP, who is one of the key pillars of ODM, told Raila Odinga that
ODM is currently in the “Intensive Care Unit ” and it needs an “immediate
surgery”. Raila told Namwamba that he is spending sleepless nights trying to look for ways of trying to unite ODM leaders like the way he did in the 2007 Presidential
Election.
“My brother, I am trying to resolve some of the contentious issues in the party and I beg you not to abandon me in this time of need,” Raila who looked tired told Namwamba. Raila Odinga begged Ababu Namwamba to stay in ODM a week after he threatened to quit the Orange party. But Namwamba, who looked unapologetic over the ongoing quagmire in ODM, insisted that for things to be straight again,
Raila must fire ODM Secretary General, Prof Anyang Nyong’o, and reinstate Magerer Langat as the ODM Executive Director. He also urged the former PM to punish ODM Communications Director, Philip Etale, former Nairobi George Aladwa, former Makadara MP, Reuben Ndolo, and Homa Bay Senator, Otieno Kajwang,who are insulting everybody who differs with their opinion.
The youthful ODM General gave Raila Odinga an ultimatum that he must call ODM elections within the next 30 days or he quits the party for good. The former PM assured him that he will look at his conditions and he will issue a statement in the next 3 days. Raila is said to be approaching other ODM rebels including NairobiGovernor, Dr Evans Kidero, who has threatened to vie for Presidency in 2017 using ODM Team Fresh Party.
Odinga, at his Capitol Hill Offices in Upper Hill, where they discussed a number of
issues including the ongoing rebellion within the Orange party. The meeting which lasted for three hours where Raila urged Namwamba to remain in ODM despite the
leadership wrangles within.
Raila also urged the fiery Budalang’i lawmaker to talk to his colleagues – Kilifi
North MP, Gideon Mungaro, and ODM Executive Director, Magerer Langat - to return to ODM assuring them that he will resolve all issuesthey will raise.
The meeting came days after Namwamba, Mr Langat, Machakos Governor, Alfred Mutua and Mungaaro threatened to form a new political outfit (ODM Team Fresh), saying they have been held hostage by old guards in ODM. Namwamba is said to have been called by the former PM who is trying to resuscitate his already dying party.
The firebrand MP, who is one of the key pillars of ODM, told Raila Odinga that
ODM is currently in the “Intensive Care Unit ” and it needs an “immediate
surgery”. Raila told Namwamba that he is spending sleepless nights trying to look for ways of trying to unite ODM leaders like the way he did in the 2007 Presidential
Election.
“My brother, I am trying to resolve some of the contentious issues in the party and I beg you not to abandon me in this time of need,” Raila who looked tired told Namwamba. Raila Odinga begged Ababu Namwamba to stay in ODM a week after he threatened to quit the Orange party. But Namwamba, who looked unapologetic over the ongoing quagmire in ODM, insisted that for things to be straight again,
Raila must fire ODM Secretary General, Prof Anyang Nyong’o, and reinstate Magerer Langat as the ODM Executive Director. He also urged the former PM to punish ODM Communications Director, Philip Etale, former Nairobi George Aladwa, former Makadara MP, Reuben Ndolo, and Homa Bay Senator, Otieno Kajwang,who are insulting everybody who differs with their opinion.
The youthful ODM General gave Raila Odinga an ultimatum that he must call ODM elections within the next 30 days or he quits the party for good. The former PM assured him that he will look at his conditions and he will issue a statement in the next 3 days. Raila is said to be approaching other ODM rebels including NairobiGovernor, Dr Evans Kidero, who has threatened to vie for Presidency in 2017 using ODM Team Fresh Party.
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