It turned noisy on Thursday, November 4, after the Ford Kenya party leader, Moses Wetangla, ignored court orders to cancel the National Delegates Conference(NDC), and proceeded with it.
In a court order seen by Kenyans.co.ke on Wednesday, November 3, the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) directed that the meeting which had been slated for Thursday, November 4 be postponed.
The Bungoma senator however dismissed the order, and held the meeting at The Bomas of Kenya as earlier planned.
In a message given by Ford Kenya’s communication desk, they advised the members of the public to ignore any information they had seen about the meeting being cancelled.
“Just to bring to your attention that the Planned FORD-Kenya NDC is on as earlier planned at Bomas of Kenya. Please ignore any other rumours going around. The stage is set for the NDC,” read the notice.
The meeting, which proceeded as earlier planned, was convened by the party leader Moses Wetangula, who told the delegates that the party remains strong.
“This party is not only strong, is not only vibrant, is not only resilient but is ready, willing and able to move forward with other like-minded Kenyans,” he stated.
The invited guests at the NDC included Wetangula’s co-principals in the One Kenya Alliance (OKA), Musalia Mudavadi, Kalonzo Musyoka, Gideon Moi and Cyrus Jirongo.
Members of the public have however criticized this move, saying that he should watch his pace as he aspires to lead the country one day.
The tribunal had earlier stated in their letter that they reached this decision, after Crispinus Barasa filed a petition seeking to stop the Ford-Kenya leader from holding the decision-making party meeting.
“That pending inter parties hearing and determination of the Notice of Motion application dated November 2, 2021, interim orders for injunction be and are hereby issued restraining the third respondent from proceeding with the NDC of the interested party that was slated for November 4,” read the court order.
The party was directed to show compliance to the orders as they await the hearing of the case, which is slated for November 15.
