The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has kick started a process of expelling Bondo Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Ochanda from the party.
On Tuesday Ochanda was relieved of his position as the secretary of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Bondo sub-branch.
During a meeting chaired by Siaya senator Dr. Oburu Oginga, members of the branch executive committee resolved to expel Ochanda from the party and withdraw his sponsorship to parliament .
Bondo ODM vice chairman George Ochieng Mawere said the legislator’s position will be taken over by the Yimbo East Member of the County Assembly, Francis Otiato.
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Siaya senator, Dr. Oburu Oginga said ODM cannot tolerate indiscipline within its rank and file and accused Dr. Ochanda of stabbing their party leader from the back.
He accused President William Ruto of plotting to kill democracy and revrting Kenya back into the single party era.
ODM top brass has in the past one week vowed to punish its members of parliament who made a visit to statehouse last week.
Party leader, Raila Odinga over the weekend while addressing mourners during the funeral of the late education cabinet secretary, Prof. George Magoha in Yala termed the MPs as traitors who must leave ODM.
Already the party has written letters to the nine legislators who were hosted at State House and given them three days to defend their actions.