Opposition leaders Sunday threatened to remove 'rebel' MPs from parliamentary committees.
Coalition of Reforms and Democracy (CORD) co-principal Moses Wetang'ula warned that when Parliament reconvenes tomorrow, the Opposition would remove all Coast 'rebel' MPs teaming up with the Government to campaign for Jubilee candidate Philip Charo in the Malindi by-election.
"Some MPs did not win the last election because they were popular, but rather because of the party. However, they have now turned against the party. On Tuesday when Parliament reconvenes, we will start the process of removing all of them from the committees," he said.
CORD leader Raila Odinga told the electoral body to speed up the verification of the 1.4 million Okoa Kenya signatures and warned that the Opposition would this week storm their offices to demand the progress.
Raila said the 90 days that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was given by law to complete the verification will lapse tomorrow. Speaking Sunday during the opening of Mvindeni Secondary in Msambweni, Raila said the proposed Okoa Kenya referendum should be held by July and that it had already received the backing of county governments.
Over 10 CORD leaders in Coast have teamed up to campaign for the Jubilee candidate in the by-election, vowing they would not be intimidated by their party's threats.
Abet corruption
On January 21, ODM Chair John Mbadi wrote to Kilifi North MP Gideon Mungaro and his Kilifi South counterpart Idd Mustafa to show cause why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for pledging support for Jubilee.
The legislators, however, said they had not received the letter but were willing to face the party's disciplinary committee if summoned.
Wetang'ula said the 'rebels' would not be allowed to undermine the party as it moves to recapture the Malindi parliamentary seat in the March 7 by-election. The Opposition leaders also accused the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of abetting corruption at the port of Mombasa.
Raila claimed some KRA officials had formed cartels that had led to the drop in tax collection at the harbour.
He said the Government had failed to dismantle corruption cartels and was instead targeting legitimate businesses to save face.
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