Intrigues behind Otiende Amollo's ouster from House committee

Otiende Amollo when former Kenya Railways Managing Atanas Maina when appeared before the committee during a session at the Mini Chamber county hall, Nairobi. April 14, 2021 [Elvis Ogina, Standard

Details have emerged on the intrigues behind the ouster of Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo from a parliamentary committee.

Party chairman John Mbadi yesterday claimed the Rarieda MP had threatened to quit as vice-chair of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) in a message to party leader Raila Odinga. Mr Mbadi’s claims point to the infighting in the Orange party that has seen Amollo and Siaya Senator James Orengo faulted for opposing the party’s stand on the push for amendments to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill.