Former Embakasi South lawmaker Irshad Sumra now says that he wants some time alone, away from the public, to reflect on his recent loss to MP Julius Mawathe.
The two faced off in the April 5 by-election where Sumwa who was vying on the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lost to Mawathe of the Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM).
The vocal politician is currently in Mombasa for the Easter holidays and says that he needs peace and quiet, as he blames ODM for letting him down and leaving him alone at time of need.
Despite the mega campaigns that were put up by the opposition leader Raila Odinga-led team, Sumra now says that he was almost alone in reality, hence his loss.
“The so-called generals and the entire brigade of ODM, I mean elected governors, senators, MP’s and MCAs all left me to fight my battle alone on the fateful day,” he told the SDE.
He claims that Mawathe teamed up with lawmakers allied Deputy President William Ruto and were dishing money indiscriminately, while his side had nothing to offer.
Sumra bashed ODM elected leaders for avoiding him, noting that though they could not match Mawathe on matters finances, their presence alone was enough to win.
“The ODM Executive Director and his officials from Orange House were super and contributed a lot but the elected members simply refused to show up when I needed them most,” he added.
Mawathe conceded defeat halfway into vote counting, with the results subjecting ODM and Raila to mockery from allies of Ruto for the next few days.