A Labour Party of Kenya official has equated the ODM party to a prison.
He said ODM does not allow members express themselves freely.
Godfrey Obayi who is LPK's Budalang'i constituency manager hailed area MP Ababu Namwamba for quitting the Orange party.
He made the remark as he spoke to LPK supporters at Sirimba, Namalo, Ruambwa and Munani trading centres in Bunyala North ward on Wednesday.
"Ababu is now at ease," he said.
"He is free to undertake his responsibility in the Labour Party of Kenya and free to do what he feels will be beneficial to Budalang’i constituents and the people of Western."
Ababu broke ranks with ODM three months ago and quit his secretary general position.
He claimed some senior ODM officials had frustrated his efforts to transform ODM.