ODM party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has weighed in on the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT)’s ruling suspending the party’s decision to expel rebel MPs.
In a statement via Twitter on Tuesday, September 12, Sifuna faulted PPDT chairperson Desam Nungo over the ruling saying the orders against ODM will eventually be dropped.
“Desma Nungo is the very same person at the PPDT who issued ex-parte orders stopping the removal of Dulo as the Senate Minority Whip a few months ago.
“In the end, the PPDT couldn’t force a relationship that had broken down to subsist. Dulo went. The latest orders against ODM will suffer the same fate in the fullness of time. Any person celebrating ex-parte orders at the PPDT is legally a moron,” Sifuna stated.
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This comes after PPDT issued orders blocking the suspension of Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo, Langata MP Phelix Odiwuor, and Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda. pending the hearing and determination of the matter.
The three MPs also obtained orders barring their removal from the ODM party members list and removal from parliamentary committees.
The trio was among the five rebel MPs that were expelled from the Raila Odinga-led party last week over allegiance to President William Ruto. Others are; Caroli Omondi (Suba South), and Gideon Ochanda (Bondo).
The ODM Party also fined Mark Nyamita (Uriri), Paul Abuor (Rongo) Ksh 1 million while Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris was fined Ksh 250,000.
