Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has reportedly booked another meeting with ODM leader Raila Odinga, Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has claimed.
On Tuesday, Ms Jumwa met Mr Odinga at her offices in County Hall, a meeting which was hastily organised when she pumped into the ODM leader.
For months, Ms Jumwa has been leading anti-ODM campaigns in the coast, a region that has traditionally backed Raila Odinga. She is one of DP William Ruto's critical ally.
But after 30 minutes meeting, Mr Mohamed claims, Jumwa said circumstances forced her out of ODM and booked another meeting with Raila.
“Mr Odinga had left the plenary meeting briefly before bumping into Ms Jumwa, who was on her way to the office,” Mr Mohamed said.
“The two exchanged pleasantries and she told PM [Raila] that she wants to come back to the party. She said circumstances conspired to push her out of the party but she wanted to return to the fold. I have organised a meeting between her and the party leader as she is welcome to ODM.”
Although Ms Jumwa did not reveal what she discussed with Odinga, she only insisted that she did not support Imran Okoth for Kibra by-election as Junet had claimed.
Further, she said, claims that she attended ODM Parliamentary Group meeting were untrue. Mr Junet Mohamed did not however say that she attended the PG.
“I neither attended their meeting nor endorsed Mr Okoth,” Ms Jumwa protested to the media last evening in Parliament, claiming the information was part of a scheme to intimidate her out of supporting Mr Ruto.
“I’m reading all over social media that I have endorsed Mr Okoth. I haven’t done such a thing. Those are lies being peddled by people close to the ODM leader.”
To dispel claims that she has ditched Deputy President William Ruto, Ms Jumwa attended a meeting at Mash Park Hotel to campaign for McDonald Mariga in which the DP attended.