The Wiper party has expelled majority leaders in Makueni and Machakos county assemblies of their positions for initiating impeachment motions against the governor and deputy governor respectively.
Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka said on Friday that Francis Mutuku of Makueni and his Machakos counterpart Joshua Mwonga mobilised MCAs to impeach Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana and Machakos deputy governor Bernard Kiala despite the party being against the two motions.
Musyoka said the pair had become delinquent and were not upholding the ideals of the party. He also accused Mutuku of fighting in public during chaos at the Makueni County Assembly which left several people nursing gun injuries.
Musyoka was speaking after chairing Wiper party’s nation executive council meeting at the party headquarters in Lavington, Nairobi.
He said the expelled officials had been called upon to defend themselves but they failed to honour the summons.
“We have decided to crack the whip in order to restore discipline in our party,” said Musyoka during the press briefing.
Musyoka added that cases of indiscipline within the party were on the rise but denied claims that he was losing grip of the party.
He added that in arriving at the decision, the party had invoked section 4 (8) of its constitution which deals with disciplinary matters.
He said Wiper would write to the registrar of political parties to inform her of the decision, adding that those members out to derail the party would not be tolerated.
The party leader however said he was not in any way showing intolerance to divergent views, noting that those feeling unsatisfied in the party were free to resign and seek fresh mandate using other party tickets.
He added that the party was against the impeachment of Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana or the dissolution of the county government.