Emerging details now indicate that opposition leader Raila Odinga actually commandeered Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula's Senate Minority Leader ouster.
According to opposition's Amani National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Barrack Muluka, Odinga directed his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) senators who dominate the minority wing of the house to spearhead the Ford Kenya party leader's ejection.
Speaking on JKL Wednesday, Muluka revealed that a section of the senators had alerted the National Super Alliance (NASA) co-chief of his pending removal, clearly linking it to the former Premier, terming the same as the reason behind Wetangula's anger towards him.
"Wetangula has shown me messages sent before the ouster from people close to Odinga who alerted him that he had told them to remove him from the post," he said.
Wetangula has since pulled away from the veteran leader in protest, terming him as a traitor and vowing to hit back, with Muluka noting that his reaction is justifiable.
He noted that the situation has been worsened by Odinga's recent truce with President Uhuru Kenyatta, one which was opposed by Wetangula's and the remainder of the NASA summit, citing exclusion.
"Wetangula was betrayed and when people feel betrayed they have a right to react. He has every reason to observe Raila as a traitor for turning against him more than once despite having been in the same camp," he added.
Odinga has however maintained that he had no hand in Wetangula's ouster, blaming the senators instead.