National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale,NASA CEO Norman Magaya and Former Senator Boni Khalwale[photos/citizentv.co.ke]
Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has urged NASA CEO Norman Magaya to do soul-searching in order to find out why he was not elected to the EALA by Members of Parliament on December 14.
Mr Khalwale says Mr Magaya’s argument that the National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale is to blame for his EALA lock-out is not fully valid.
NASA CEO took to Twitter, on December 15, to accuse Mr Duale of bribing MPs to voters against him.
“The wound is the place where the light enters you. To Mr. Duale, the Ksh11.5m marshaled to bump me off will not dim my star. Take this to the bank, I will be back soon, facing you off in the parlor of Parliament. You can buy MPs, but you can’t buy ordinary voters,” tweeted Mr Magaya.
Mr Khalwale, responded to Mr Magaya’s allegations, saying “there was no way Mr Duale could have marshaled all NASA MPs against him.”“Careful my brother! Your tribulations aren’t exclusively coz of Hon Duale. There is also the small matter of what NASA/ODM actually wanted. See how Dr Oburu and Kennedy Kalonzo easily got votes from both NASA and Jubilee?” said Mr Khalwale.
MPs and Senators on Thursday, December 14 fronted nine representatives – from Jubilee Party and the NASA coalition – to EALA on Thursday in a voting and tallying exercise which lasted more than six hours.
Those selected for EALA from NASA coalition are:Kennedy Musyoka, (309), former Balambala MP Abdikadir Aden (234), Dr Oburu Oginga (243) and former Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Ibrahim Ali (142).
Mr Magaya, who was initially perceived to be a front-runner by a section of the coalition’s supporters, managed 52 votes.NASA’s numerical strength in both Houses is 155.
Following his loss in the EALA vote, Mr Magaya took to Twitter on December 14 to claim he could have been locked out of the EALA representation due to his hard-line stance against the ruling Party Jubilee.
“Unapologetic, tenacious, relentless, unremorseful, non compromising and principled. Will never beg on my knees for favors. Keep them. Forever stay on my feet. There is dignity in being firm. Forever grateful to my mentor @orengo_james. Charismatic!” he tweeted.