Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol lamented that the Members of the Siaya County Assembly (MCAs) denied him entry into his office despite being acquitted by the Senate.
Appearing in an interview on Ramogi TV on Tuesday, June 27, Oduol stated that the MCAs asked the governor, James Orengo, to find him an office outside the county instead.
He added that the MCAs refused to let him return to work adding that they submitted fresh charges against him to the Siaya High Court.
Further, he stated that the MCAs, in the fresh charges, claimed that he was unfit for office and asked that the court relooks into the matter.
“The MCAs are saying that I am unfit for office and they have refused to allow me to work from my office.
“They want me to be ejected out of my Siaya office until their appeal is heard and they want Governor James Orengo to get me a separate office outside the county,” he lamented.
Oduol asked the MCAs to forgive him and resolve any grudge that they had against him.
Additionally, he noted that his intention was to deliver for the people who voted him into office instead of focusing on wrangles with other political leaders, noting that the MCAs did not have any authority to kick him out of office.
“Please respect the people who voted for you and stop bringing up issues that are non-existent. I want to tell them that they do not have the authority to choose the office where I will be situated and this issue will bring chaos in the county for no reason.
“The people are tired of these accusations against me. I am pleading with them to forget the past. The charges they are taking to the high court were part of the ones that were settled by the Senate,” he added.
Siaya MCAs requested that Oduol be investigated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on charges of gross violation of the constitution.
The Senate on Monday, June 26, rejected a committee report that recommended the removal of the deputy governor from office after 27 senators voted against it. 16 members approved the report to impeach Oduol.
However, Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, on Tuesday, June 27, revealed that his Kenya Kwanza counterparts were coerced into protecting Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol from impeachment.
Osotsi claimed that the senators abruptly changed their minds after voting in favour of the motion. As a result, he claimed that they were coerced into voting against the report accusing Oduol of gross misconduct.
