Kakamega ODM MPs to Wanga: We have Sifuna and Osotsi, Keep off

Kakamega Members of Parliament led by Khwisero’s Christopher Aseka have opposed Gladys Wanga’s sentiments about 50% shares with the United Democratic Alliance party (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement party (ODM).

Aseka said Gladys Wanga has no mandate to decide for the Luhyas who are in ODM. He says western Kenya has its people who have the capacity to negotiate for their region.

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Speaking to journalists, Aseka showed his disappointment that Wanga has crossed the red line on matters of determining what Luhyas should get if the two parties form a coalition.

“You have crossed the redline; you have no mandate to decide for our community, yet we have Sifuna and Osotsi,” Aseka warned.

However, the legislator added that Luo-Nyanza has its own Oburu Odinga and Gladys Wanga to negotiate on behalf of others, while Wanga is pretending to be a Luhya mouthpiece, a move that has downplayed Luhya leaders in ODM.

For instance, he said Kakamega has Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, who has the capacity to represent them while carrying out negotiations.

Further, the MP revealed that the ongoing negotiations are between Luos and UDA but are not broad-based as they agreed.

He said Luo’s determining what Luhyas should get from the broad-based government is null and void, and they will not accept until Oparanya or Sifuna is on the negotiating table.

Khwisero MP warned that those who are trying to use the Luhya community yet are not Luhyas will make a broad-based realignment break before the 2027 general election.

“We want our Luhya ODM leaders to be part and parcel of broad-based negotiations; without them the negotiations are null, and we shall not accept,” Aseka added.

He alleged that top officials in ODM have decided to leave other key communities while trumping for their own to get better stakes.

Furthermore, he used the platform to urge leaders to conduct negotiations on neutral ground rather than allowing only one community to decide for others, saying the move would make others feel devastated and might cause them to leave the party.

Aseka’s sentiments come after a widening rift that has made the ODM party struggle to maintain their policies.