A section of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) officials from Suna East Sub-county in Migori have rubbished a recent report from the party seeking their expulsion.
The party Disciplinary Committee has since proposed the expulsion of 5 party officials after they were found guilty of contravening the party laws.
Sub-County Party Chairman Festos Mapesa and John Nyambori have since been proposed for expulsion, a proposal that is set to be tabled before party leader Raila Odinga who will then determine the fate of the duo.
Also in the list is Migori Governor Okoth Obado who was found guilty of campaigning for a rival candidate in the concluded senatorial race. ODM’s Ochillo Ayacko won anyway.
But the duo which is being accused of gross misconduct have stood firm, maintaining that they will not be removed from the Orange party even should Raila approve their ouster, reports the Citizen Digital.
Festos and Mapesa came into the limelight in 2016 when they were suspended for working closely with outsiders.
Others mentioned were Phillip Anguko, Tabitha Anyango, Alice Olale and Margaret Auko. Anyango was the regional women leader at the time.
The row came when the team started cooperating with Obado who was then not an ODM member after winning the seat in the 2013 polls on a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket.
Obado decamped to the Orange party ahead of his 2017 re-election.