Suba North lawmaker Millie Odhiambo has come to the defence of her Suba South counterpart John Mbadi who is currently under fire for backing the fuel price increment proposal.
Mbadi who doubles up as the National Assembly Minority Leader on Thursday joined hands with his Majority counterpart Aden Duale to champion for the 8 percent additional tax.
He has since been subjected to bashing from fellow opposition lawmakers, with some branding him a traitor during the dramatic special sitting.
Speaking on Radio Jambo early Friday, however, Millie noted that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chair had to fulfil the wishes of the party, after it pledged support for the increment on Tuesday.
‘’Mbadi kama mwenyekiti wa chama hangeenda kando na msimamo wa ODM (as the party Chair, he had to stick to the party’s support of the proposal),’’ she said.
The same, she said, was the case on the side of Speaker Justin Muturi who was as well accused of siding with the minority side backing the proposal.
Terming him a Jubilee nominee and on the seat with the blessings of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Odhiambo said that he was justified to slightly side with Jubilee.
‘’Pia Muturi amewekwa pale na upande wa serikali kwa hivyo yuko chini ya Rais (the speaker is also in that position courtesy of the President and had to dance along),’’ she added.
Uhuru on Friday signed the bill into law.