Makueni Member of Parliament Daniel Maanzo wants Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MPs to ascertain on which side of the parliament they will be sitting after the recent pact their leader Raila Odinga had with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking at a Makueni hotel during a closed-door meeting attended by Makueni Wiper leaders, the Star reports that the leader claimed that they expect ODM legislators to associate themselves with the Jubilee side during the Tuesday parliamentary session.
"On Tuesday when we get to parliament, minority leaders John Mbadi and Junet Mohammed must tell us if they will seat on the Jubilee or the minority side. This is as we wait on the answer that Raila will give us on Monday," stated Maanzo.
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According to the lawmaker, the Harambee meeting between Uhuru and Raila revealed that ODM was no longer in the Opposition.
Reports by the Star indicate that the meeting by the Wiper leaders lasted for ten hours.
However, Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Saturday mentioned that his heart was at peace adding that he feels absolved following the reconciliation between the duo at Harambee House.
“We have agreed to meet as NASA on Monday and know what exactly happened yesterday, but my heart is at peace, I feel vindicated; what I have been preaching will happen,” he noted.
He highlighted that Odinga's reconciliation with President Kenyatta is an endorsement of his earlier push for dialogue between the Opposition outfit and the Jubilee Party.
The three co-principals on Friday released a joint statement indicating that they were kept in the dark about the Friday meeting between President Kenyatta and Odinga at Harambee House.
"While we have always advocated for dialogue, as Co-Principals of the NASA Coalition, we were not privy to the discussions at Harambee House, we saw through the media the meeting between President Kenyatta and Odinga” read part of the statement.
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