Raila Odinga, the leader of the range Democratic Movement (ODM), has called a crisis meeting to address the simmering fallout among his lieutenants.
According to media reports, one of the meeting’s agenda items will be the nomination of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons for House committees.
There has been disquiet about certain individuals in the House leadership line-up that was announced by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Saturday.
During the meeting, the leaders will also decide how to proceed following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President William Ruto’s victory.
ODM Executive Director Oduor Ong’wen confirmed to the media that the meeting was originally scheduled for Friday, September 23, but was moved to next week due to the ongoing induction of lawmakers in Nairobi and senators in Naivasha.
He went on to say that the decision was made by the party’s leadership.
“I’m an implementer. When the leadership says it has to be pushed back, mine is to implement,” Ong’wen said.
This came a day after Majority Leader Opiyo Wandayi presided over a meeting of Azimio MPs at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, where the placement of party members in parliamentary committees was discussed.
Mr Wandayi stated that he had a well-attended meeting with more than 100 MPs. They discussed how they would carry out their mandate. However, ODM chairman John Mbadi did not attend.
“We have already told our members to submit at least four committees in order of preference to the leadership for review and the final decision,” Mr Wandayi said.
“We reviewed how to manage our affairs in the 13th Parliament and how to remain ahead of the game. We want to start on the right foot by having leadership that is consultative,” he said.
