Speaker gets reprieve after Oparanya convinces them to abort planned impeachment

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It turned out that the missing ward reps were holed up in a meeting with Governor Oparanya at Bishop Nicholas Stam Pastoral Centre, about five kilometres away from Kakamega town. The meeting was called after the minority ward reps protested that the governor had only met Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ward reps, who form the majority in the assembly, in his efforts to convince them not to impeach the speaker. The governor met ODM ward reps on Monday afternoon. When the motion was tabled last week, chaos erupted after minority ward reps blocked the speaker from accessing the chambers. But after the meeting with Oparanya, even the fiercest critic of the speaker went quiet. Details of what Oparanya told the ward reps to convince them to back off from impeaching the speaker remain secret. Resisted pressure Earlier, the speaker had defended himself from the allegations levelled against him. Buluma vowed to resist pressure to step aside, saying the ward reps did not follow the required procedure by discussing matters that were not in the order paper. This was the second attempt to impeach the speaker and the second time the governor was stepping in to save his ally. In October last year, ward reps ousted Buluma and elected Sango ward rep Kennedy Kiliwake acting speaker However, Oparanya met the ward reps and resolved the row.Do not miss out on the latest news. Join the Standard Digital Telegram channel HERE.