Azimio la Umoja coalition has unanimously endorsed the appointments of Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed and Suba North’s Millie Odhiambo as the new Minority Leader and Whip in the National Assembly respectively.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
According to Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna, the development followed a resolution in an Azimio Parliamentary Group meeting held on Tuesday.
“The Azimio PG meeting has unanimously endorsed the proposals from the ODM party to appoint Hon Junet Mohamed and Hon Millie Odhiambo as the new Minority Leader and Whip in the National Assembly respectively. On behalf of ODM, I thank all the Azimio constituent parties for their support and wish the two leaders well in their new positions,” he said.
The changes were announced following the resignation of former Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi who is set to take over the Energy ministry if his nomination is approved by Parliament.
In his place, Junet, touted as being part of ODM leader Raila Odinga’s inner circle, will be taking over the key role and will now serve as spokesperson for their party’s positions on national issues in parliament.
Millie Odhiambo will now take over Minority Whip position that was previously held by Junet. She has been in Parliament since 2007, beginning as nominated MP before clinching the Suba North seat.
The changes come amid widespread speculation of a split within the Azimio coalition following the nomination of four opposition members to President William Ruto’s cabinet.
This includes Wandayi, former Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho (Mining and Blue Economy), former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya (Cooperatives and MSMEs Development) and Nominated MP John Mbadi (Treasury).
Following the nomination, Sifuna said the members accepted the roles as individuals, emphasising that the ODM party had not entered into a coalition with the government. Azimio’s Raila, however, said that President Ruto reached out to him for assistance and he donated the best brains to the government.
“They had failed, dissolved the Cabinet and came to us to give the people. They came begging please give us your people who know how to work,” Raila said on Monday during a visit to traders at Toi market in Nairobi...CONTINUE READING>>
