It now emerges that Members of County Assembly drawn from Kisumu County were forced out of a meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday night.
The group had accompanied other elected leaders from the Luo Nyanza region for a meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Kisumu State Lodge.
However, according to the Nation, Uhuru was committed to a meeting with senior politicians first, leading him to have the group told to excuse itself.
The job of having the group leave the meeting place temporarily was entrusted with Siaya Senator James Orengo and Suba South lawmaker John Mbadi.
“You are kindly requested to excuse yourselves as the President wishes to meet elected leaders from Luo Nyanza, excluding the MCAs,” Orengo was quoted, as the President also excluded the leaders from Kisii Nyanza.
“It is just a humble request but he will meet everybody later," Mbadi said, as the President and opposition leader Raila Odinga went ahead to preside over the meeting.
Other leaders who did not attend the meeting was Migori Governor Okoth Obado, a member of Raila's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) who has, however, turned into a rebel.
Obado had, however, attended Uhuru's launch of the Universal Health Coverage at the Mamboleo Showground earlier in the day.
Also absent was Deputy President William Ruto who had accompanied Uhuru to the county.
The paper, however, could not confirm the agenda or conclusion of the meeting.