The Orange Democratic Party has distanced itself from Tuesday’s impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua saying it had nothing to do with it. Deputy party leader Abdulswamad Nassir Hassan says the ouster was purely a parliamentary process exercised by MPs in their individual capacity as people’s representatives. “Hayo hayatuhusu sisi, wabunge wamefanya kivyao (It doesn’t concern us, MPs acted individually) we respect their decision; it was not a party decision, it was not sanctioned by the party,” he said. Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi on Wednesday gazetted a two-day session beginning Wednesday, October 16, for the plenary to hear the charges against the embattled DP. Nassir said decisions made by ODM members on the floor of the House regarding the proposed impeachment of Gachagua are not party-related.

Source: The Star October 09, 2024 23:36 UTC