Jubilee Party vice chairman David Murathe.[Photo/Nation]
Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe stated that the four angered MPs who were on Tuesday kicked out from various House committees need to quit the party if they are unhappy.
Murathe made it clear that party discipline among members is key and hence the reason the mandate is a prerogative of the party.
“If you do not toe the party line, you should expect to be disciplined by the party. This is not about the Executive loading it over the Legislature. When you were joining the party, there were certain tenets of the party that you swore to abide by and if you are unhappy you are free to make other decisions.”
“But as long as you are a member the party and the party leadership in its wisdom has decided; you will either toe the line or hit the highway,” Murathe stated.
MPs Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills), James Gakuya (Embakasi North), Kangongo Bowen (Marakwet East) and Silas Tiren (Moiben) had their committee leadership positions taken away from them for defying the party.
The rebel MPs have hence vowed to defend their posts and they blame President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto of caging the independence of Parliament.