- Mutua moves to court to compel Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition’s agreement be made public to party affiliates
- He challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga and registrar of political parties of playing a hide and seek game
- Threatened to announce his next political move on Monday 9th May, should his demands ain’t addressed over this weekend
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has made his threats come true after he moved to court to demand transparency in the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition’s agreement
Mutua on his statement dated, Friday 6th May, alleged that the coalition’s agreement has been kept secret by the co-founders President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM counterpart Raila Odinga
Machakos Governor who is serving his final and second term has in the recent days threatened to leave the coalition should they not divulge much details on what the party affiliate leaders shall get in return after winning August polls
“Co-founders who are President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga – and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) have kept the arrangement secret,” part of Mutua’s statement read.
He also claimed the final agreement was changed, and his team wanted to double-check its terms.
The Maendeleo ChapChap Leader and one of the vocal governors countrywide stated that on Monday, May 9, he will issue a directive regarding his future in the coalition, claiming that some of his colleagues were being short-changed.
He alleged, in particular, that the deal included zoning of some counties, which would prevent some affiliate parties from fielding candidates in certain areas.
The Ukambani controversial governor had written to the ORPP requesting to leave the coalition, but he was told that his party would not be permitted to depart.
Various parties in the Raila-Uhuru-led party have decried the coalition’s secrecy in recent weeks, while also calling for affiliate parties to be included in decision-making procedures.
The Pamoja African Alliance (PAA), led by Kilifi Governor Amason Jeffer Kingi, was one of the parties that wrote to the ORPP wanting to leave but they were turned at bay by the registrar of political parties because it was too late to forgo the coalition’s arrangement