Updated Thu, November 17th 2016 at 17:37 GMT +3Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang'ulaThree Ford Kenya rebel MPs have defied the party's disciplinary committee summons. The party's former chairman and Turkana Senator John Munyes, MPs Khatib Mwashetani (Lunga Lunga) and Nicholas Ngikor (Turkana East) on Thursday failed to appear before the committee instituted to investigate their conduct. The leaders were expected to defend themselves for abandoning their sponsor party and joining President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party ahead of next year's polls. According to the committee, they expected Mr Munyes to appear at 10 in the morning before Mwashetani and Ngikor who were expected by noon and 2pm respectively. Ford Kenya had joined Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) partners; ODM and Wiper in disciplining its rebel leaders as they prepare for next year's general election.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2016 14:44 UTC