Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) chairman John Mbadi has accused the Jubilee government of using Budalangi MP Ababu Namwamba to undermine the orange party and divide the Western Kenya votes ahead of the 2017 general election.
Mbadi on Thursday claimed that Jubilee had bribed Ababu and others to ditch the Orange party and make sure that it disintegrates.
The Suba MP further alleged that some foreign embassies were using Ababu to scuttle the Orange party.
“We know clearly that some forces in Jubilee are using Ababu and others to frustrate ODM,” claimed Mbadi.
He claimed that Jubilee was afraid and was using Ababu to divide the Western votes ahead of the 2017 polls.
Mbadi who spoke at Orange House after ODM’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday however said that the party will not fall down as being predicted by rivals.
He said that the party without Namwamba and his group will still soldier own.
“ODM was not made of Namwamba alone and we can assure you that the party will remain firm,” he said.
Mbadi asked members who feel they want to quit to so instead of sabotaging and malign the party. Mbadi further denied claims that his office sabotaged Ababu as secretary general forcing to quit.
Namwamba resigned as ODM secretary general two weeks ago.
On Thursday however the Orange party said that it had not received Ababu’s resignation letter. The party has since given Namwamba seven days to tender his resignation while appointing nominated senator Agnes Zani as party secretary general on acting capacity.