Senate Minority Leader James Orengo's plans to impeach Deputy President William Ruto are 'personal' and have nothing to do with ODM leader Raila Odinga, it has emerged.
This comes a day after a section of Jubilee legislators castigated Mr Odinga, claiming that he had instructed Mr Orengo, an experienced advocate to initiate the process for his own gains.
But ODM chairman John Mbadi has suggestively claimed that party leader Raila Odinga and the entire Orange party family is not aware of the plans, adding that Orengo could move the motion on his individual capacity.
“I would say that it is premature to talk about impeaching the DP now, as much as people are discussing his integrity over his opposition to the fight against corruption,” said Mbadi.
“It is not a mistake for Senator Orengo to express his views, but it should be clear that we have not discussed that matter as a party. People should allow the investigative agencies to do their work,” he added.
Already, the impeachment talks have caused storm in the country with Majority Leader Aden Duale promising fireworks should Orengo go on with the plans to kick out DP Ruto.
“Getting 233 MPs to support such a move is a political nightmare! We have tried it unsuccessfully five times in Bills to amend the Constitution. It is an impossibility under the current circumstances,” said Mr Duale.
Mr Odinga has been accused of triggering infighting within Jubilee party, with DP William Ruto saying that ongoing fight against corruption is also engineered by the ODM leader.
But in an interview at Citizen TV on Tuesday, Orengo dismissed claims that he's under instructions from Raila, adding that Mr Odinga 'has his own mouth just like him'.