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MPs claim Jubilee out to break up ODM

By Jacob Ngetich and Grace Wekesa | Jun. 26, 2016

ODM leader Raila Odinga and party Secretary General Ababu Namwamba at a past event. (Photo: File/Standard)

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee coalition has been accused of stirring a revolt in the Raila Odinga led ODM ahead of the General Election.

The attempted ouster of ODM Secretary General Ababu Namwamba by some officials led by lawyer Edwin Sifuna on Friday and a series of secret meetings attended by disgruntled MPs have put the opposition party at crossroads. The President and Deputy President William Ruto have also made visits to CORD strongholds.

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