Opposition leader Raila Odinga's party is in trouble after Nairobi Senatorial aspirant Mr Gabriel Bukachi stated that he would sue the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party for choosing city lawyer Edwin Sifuna as Nairobi ODM's Senatorial candidate.
According to Mr Bukachi the party had declared him the Nairobi Senatorial candidate unopposed but after a meeting with party leaders on Friday a new decision to have Sifuna was arrived at.
In a statement to newsrooms, Mr Bukachi stated that he had declined a request to step down for Sifuna and stated that he would sue Sifuna and the party for shortchanging him.
“To my political supporters, I have just had a meeting with Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga President in waiting, Gov Kidero, Lawyer Edwin Sifuna and 15 members of my political committee at Capitol Hill Office.
“My Party Leader requested me to step down for Edwin Sifuna and with a lot of respect n humility, I disagreed because my new role in the party was not pronounced and guaranteed. I informed Sifuna I'll sue him as a person and the ODM party for going against my democratic right in the party,” Bukachi's statement read in part.
The aspirant went ahead and stated that the party did not give him sufficient reasons for the new decision only stating that Sifuna was a public figure and had made his name in the city.
Bukachi, however, does not believe that the lawyer is fit for the position since he had already been trounced in the just concluded nominations in his own back yard of Kanduyi, Bungoma County.
On Friday, Sifuna through a facebook post disclosed that his party had nominated him and he had accepted the nomination.
" As they say one door closes so that another can open. I have subsequently been petitioned by residents, party supporters and the party leadership to consider playing in a different position for the team, which is why this morning I have accepted the party's nomination as its candidate for Senate in the great County of Nairobi," he stated.
The party's candidate will face-off with Jubilee's Johnson Sakaja.
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