Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed on Thursday took a swipe at Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka for declaring himself the chief opposition leader.
Speaking during Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi's thanksgiving ceremony, Junet accused Kalonzo of imposing the new role on himself and that there was no constitutional provision for such in Kenya.
According to the vocal legislator, the government was yet to establish the office of the official opposition as mandated by the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report.
Junet, while insisting on the matter, announced he would work closely with the Leader of the Majority in Parliament, Kimani Ichungwa to ensure the establishment of the opposition leader's office.
“I heard our fellow brothers claiming that we as members of the ODM party are in government and that they are the new opposition leaders,” Junet claimed.
“There is no place in the constitution where the role of the opposition leader has been highlighted. We as the minority members in parliament, will work with the Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah to establish the position of the official opposition leader.”
Nonetheless, Junet claimed that he was the interim opposition leader following Raila Odinga's new quest for the African Union Commission Chairperson role.
According to the lawmaker, his position as the minority leader in parliament gave him the right to take over Odinga's role.
“So let no one pick up a role that is not yet there, let us first work on the matter in parliament then someone can go ahead and pick up the role,” Junet stated.
“Currently, I am the opposition leader in Kenya because I am the minority leader and you can not take the role from me, those who want to work in the opposite should contact me.”
Junet's sentiments come hardly a day after Kalonzo Musyoka declared himself the new opposition leader following Raila Odinga's new quest for the continent's top seat.
“Yes, I am ready to be the leader of the official opposition. This is the team. You will see the Opposition like never before. We may be light in numbers in Parliament but outside we have the people of Kenya,” Kalonzo declared during a presser held in Nairobi.
