Ever since the expulsion of Orange Democratic Member Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa,the party has been under a lot of scrutiny and judgement with many calling them hypocrites hiding behind their famous handshake for their inability to forgive Aisha.
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi broke his silence about Jumwa whom he strongly supports revealing the demons haunting the party.
He said he unsuccessfully tried to sort out the Jumwa problem through a round table.
Kingi said he was in Nairobi when Jumwa told him she had been summoned to appear before the ODM Disciplinary Committee for violating party rules.
Luckily Raila was around, he said, and he met him at a hotel with Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho. “Raila was concerned with the many cases of indiscipline in ODM and said they need to be stopped. He said Jumwa should appear before the disciplinary committee to explain herself and apologise. He assured me the matter would not go beyond the disciplinary committee level,” Kingi said
Despite Jumwa doing exactly what Raila had instructed, Raila’s word was not honoured, he said. Expulsion was recommended and the matter was forwarded to the National Executive Council NEC. It delayed a decision for 60 days.
“Aisha came back and said, ‘Governor, you lied to me that the matter would end at the disciplinary committee but it has now been forwarded to NEC,'” he quoted Jumwa as saying
Aisha’s future in ODM now lies with the National Delegate’s Council, of which Kingi is a member.