The much awaited illegal ODM-KS “Emergency member’s” meeting at Wananchi Pavillion was a big fiasko. The Committee meeting ended as planned but when time for the “member’s meeting” came, those who were present turned out to have been members who were supporting the Committee being led by Mrs Hellen Opwapo, the Chairlady. They had come as observers. There was “Fireworks” as wenyefitina were shouted down by members who called for elections.
Over 20 ODM-KS members attended the meeting. Out of this crowd, non was on the side of the two Committee members (Munala and Odhiambo Opee Jr) who had called the meeting and it was a big shame.
Clay Onyango and Jasper Orieny attended the meeting although it was not clear which side they were. Clay has been attending both Narc Kenya and ODM-KS meetings. There was no attempt to throw Clay out because nobody was interested in his presence.
Those who were in the opposition were four namely: Dancan Munala, Sofia Njoroge (ODM-KS Treasurer), Gerry Midenyo (A non ODM-KS member who resigned from the Committee and quit the Party), Odhiambo Opee Jr (Vice secretary) and his father Otieno Opee, a member.
Munala and company failed miserably to mobilize even a single ODM-KS member and they ended up addressing a hostile crowd that was pro- Opwapo Committee. If the Committee had violated the Constitution and pushed for “elections”, Munala and company could have been voted out of office.
After their humiliation, Munala and company are now claiming that there is a plan by the Committee to suspend them from the Committee. There was no such decision at the Committee meeting because the Constitution does not allow the Committee to suspend any member from the Committee under any circumstance. The maximum the Committee can do is to recommend the suspension or expulsion of a Committee member to members who must vote over the issue at a member’s meeting. At the Committee meeting, there was no decision to recommend any suspension or expulsion of any Committee member. The Committee believes that such an action could have been unjustified.
The maximum the Constitution allows is for the Committee to reshuffle the office and nothing else.
There is no website which has been hyjacked by anybody as Munala has claimed. The Committee is in control of ODM-KS website which has been under construction since January. Further information will be made available as soon as possible.
The Committee agreed that all official ODM-KS issues will be published at the Party’s website which www.odmks.org.
Okoth Osewe
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