Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has dewhiped Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina from the Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC).
This comes just days after members allied to Deputy President William Ruto ganged up to vote in Ole Kina as the chair of the powerful committee.
In a letter dated May 7, 2020 addressing the senate speaker, Orengo issued a notice of the discharge and removal of Senator Ole Kina from the committee.
“In accordance with the senate Standing order 190, I hereby give notice of the discharge and removal of Senator Ledama Ole Kina from the County Public Accounts and Investment Committee and the Senate Business Committee,” reads the letter.
This comes just a day after Ole Kina and Orengo settled the matter that almost brought chaos to the ODM party.
The argument between Ledama and ODM Minority Leader in the Senate James Orengo started on Tuesday following the new members to the County Public and Accounts Investment Committee being announced.
Ole Kina emerged the winner from the votes cast defeating his Kisii counterpart Sam Ongeri.
Following his win, Orengo disputed the outcome, saying the names of the new members were published in a rush when other issues were not resolved.
Ole Kina said that the move by Orengo was not in good faith yet he is a member of the ODM party.
But on Wednesday, Ole Kina said through a post on Twitter that the matter had been resolved.
He said that he held wide consultations regarding his election as the Senate CPAIC chairperson with Orengo and the ODM party leadership.
“I have had wide consultations on the issue of my election as chair of the Senate CPAIC with James Orengo and the ODM party,” Ole Kina said.
Ole Kina has also stated that his support for ODM leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta is solid and unshaken.
