United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party Secretary General Cleophas Malala wants the speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula and his Senate counterpart Amason Kingi to resign from their party positions.
Malala on Monday, March 6 stated that the two leaders are not supposed to participate in party politics because of their capacity as State officials.
Moreover, Wetangula is the FORD Kenya party leader while Kingi heads the PAA party.
“He should resign and allow us to engage the next party leader of FORD Kenya on matters dissolution. He cannot contribute because he is a State officer and State officers are not allowed to contribute on matters political parties and participate in politics. That is the position of the constitution,” Malala said.
According to the UDA secretary general, Wetangula and Kingi should pave the way for new party leaders who will engage the ruling party leadership in the anticipated dissolution of Kenya Kwanza member parties to fold them into UDA.
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“They are both lawyers, let them resign and allow us to engage the new party leaders and persuade them,” Malala said.
“These parties are as good as dissolved, it’s only that they have not accepted that they are no longer politically viable.” He added.
Likewise, the UDA secretary general asked the same of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (ANC party) and Foreign Affairs CS Alfred Mutua (Maendeleo Chapchap party).
Nonetheless, Cleophas Malala dismissed critics who have labelled him President William Ruto’s hired gun.
“Yes, I am a gun-for-hire for William Ruto. I don’t care whatever name you give me so long as my president in 2027 will be elected by a landslide and so long as I achieve a super-majority as the ruling party in the next parliament,” he said.
