[Raila Odinga in a past event. His ODM party scooped major parliamentary seats sparking outcry in NASA coalition. Photo/Nation]
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims that his ODM party has shortchanged partner parties in NASA coalition on parliamentary leadership.
In almost all key house committees, members of ODM were elected, a move that sparked heated debate with Wiper and Ford Kenya protesting.
'And through Suna East MP Junet Mohammed, Raila says MPs were allowed to exercise their democratic rights in the house.
"All NASA MPs declined to step down in crucial committee leadership and this made us to subject them to vote.
"They all voted members of their choice and that is democracy. If they couldn't agree, the best thing was to allow them go to ballot," he said.
As a result, ODM won PAC (Opiyo Wandayi), PIC (Abdulswamad Nassir) and also produced two members to PAC.
Also, Junet was appointed Minority Whip while John Mbadi won the Minority leadership in National Assembly.