National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's brother Fred on Wednesday decamped from FORD-Kenya and joined the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) led by Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
The move was announced during an ODM rally, also attended by Wetangula's other brother and Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, who is also a member of the opposition party.
During the rally, Wanyonyi revealed that his brother had approached him and inquired about the party and asked him to lay the groundwork for him to join the political outfit.
“My brother came to me in the morning and told me that he would like to join the ODM Party officially, and Raila Odinga is here, he will welcome him” Wanyonyi stated.
Also joining the party on Wednesday was Bungoma politician Mr. Majembe Machanja who was also welcomed into the party by Tim Wanyonyi.
“And we harvested big. Party Leader Raila Odinga received into the party Mr. Fred Wetangula, younger brother of SNA Speaker, Moses Wetangula and Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi,” ODM stated through its official social media handles.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula is a member of the Ford Kenya Party on which he vied as Bungoma senator.
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party would then nominate Moses Wetangula for the position of National Assembly Speaker after the ruling party clinched the presidency.
Unlike his brothers Moses and Tim, Fred Wetangula has not been very active on the national political scene until today when he joined ODM.
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga welcomed the new members joining the party in Bungoma during which he gave them branded party caps as a gesture of officially welcoming them to the party.
ODM is on a party registration Drive in Western Kenya where they are seeking to register more members to the party.
Meanwhile, Raila today held a meeting with delegates from across Bungoma aimed at registering new members after which, he proceeded to hold rallies.
However, one of these engagements was disrupted briefly by unruly youth before normalcy resumed enabling ODM senior leaders to continue giving their speeches.
