Lugari Member of Parliament Ayub Savula has conceded that he was offered Ksh17 million to overthrow Musalia Mudavadi as Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader.
The MP revealed the incident while he addressed leaders and mourners during the requiem mass of Mama Hannah Mudavadi on January 7, 2021.
Savula revealed that at the time ANC was experiencing internal party wrangles in 2020, he was approached at a time he was burying his father and asked to oust the former deputy premier.
"When I was burying my father, someone landed in my compound with a chopper with 17 million daring me to go and overthrow Musali Mudavadi as my Party leader," Savula narrated.
"I said no. I am the son of a pastor, this is the family that raised me," he added.
The incident happened at a time the NASA coalition was experiencing wrangles that saw even Ford Kenya's Moses Wetangula fear for his role as the party's leader.
On June 10, 2020, there were reports of ANC ousting Mudavadi as party leader as he neared the end of his term. The ANC constitution gives party officials a five-year term after which the seats become vacant and grassroots elections are conducted.
While he addressed mourners, Savula described the ANC Leader's family as his own, revealing that the former vice president had put him through school.
"I am grateful to the family of the late Moses Mudamba Mudavadi through Mama Hanna Mudavadi. Musalia Mudavadi educated me. He paid my entire school fees when I was a student at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC). He also paid school fees for Honourable Osotsi. Those are facts.
"We are products of Mama Hannah," Savula remarked.
Savula vouched for support for Musalia's bid for the presidency in the 2022 general elections.
Mama Hannah's requim mass was graced by prominent politicians from across the county's political divide led by Deputy President William Ruto.
