[Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa. He has threatened to lead Western Kenya Jubilee lawmakers in ditching the party. Courtesy: The Star]
A section of Western Kenya MPs allied with the ruling Jubilee Party have threatened to ditch the outfit and join the Opposition coalition NASA.
Led by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, the lawmakers accused Jubilee of shortchanging the region after President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to retain Water CS Eugene Wamalwa in his new cabinet line up.
Speaking on Tuesday, Barasa threatened to lead five MPs from Trans-Nzoia and Bungoma counties elected on a Jubilee ticket in ditching the party.
“CS Wamalwa was the face of Jubilee in Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia Counties. Kicking him out has eroded the gains Jubilee had made in the region. We shall have no business remaining in Jubilee after the ouster of our team leader Wamalwa,” the legislator noted.
He added that the region deserves more cabinet slots after they successfully drummed up support for President Uhuru Kenyatta in the run up to the August polls.
“It is the CS post that will help Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia residents. During the first term of President Kenyatta, we had two CS’s posts. Apart from Wamalwa, we now demand for two more posts, since we mobilized our supporters to overwhelmingly vote for Jubilee,” he insisted.