A section of youths from Migori County have come out frankly opposing the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) plan to impeach governor Okoth Obado who is barred from accessing his office following corruption charges labelled against him.
The agitated youths have termed the move to impeach Obado as political witch hunt aimed at bringing him down. According to them, the charges are ill-aimed and that the governor has a clean track record.
They have added that if the impeachment motion against Obado is tabled on the county assembly, it will not sail through as most MCAs are behind him.
@HalfKamba watu we u are up in arms pic.twitter.com/0JTeDH0lFS
— rolex oyugi?️??️?? (@RolexOyugi) September 4, 2020
This comes just a day after ODM claimed a plot is afoot to scuttle the impeachment motion and keep Obado in office and that MCAs are being bribed and others intimidated.
ODM chairman John Mbadi said county executives, a section of MCAs, suppliers and contractors are raising money to bribe MCAs and finance violence in the county.
He told a Nairobi news conference Obado is the party’s only governor who has been barred from his office over graft allegations. He denies the charges of siphoning Sh73 million county funds.
Speaking at party headquarters, Mbadie said ODM will forward to police the names of businessmen and Migori officials the party believes are trying to bribe and intimidate MCAs against impeaching Obado.
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ODM has called for his impeachment, saying that to allow Obado to remain in office would impeach the party’s own anti-corruption credentials and zero-tolerance policy.
“Those CECs, directors, suppliers, contractors and county assembly officials are currently holed up in Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori. As soon as we forward those names, we will expect the police to act with speed to arrest the individuals so law and order can be maintained and justice is not subverted in Migori,” Mbadi said.
Party Statement on the impending impeachment of Migori Governor HE. Hon. Okoth Obado… dated Thursday 3rd September 2020. pic.twitter.com/WSCGbIaK2R
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) September 3, 2020
ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna said Obado was the first ODM governor to be ordered not to set foot in his office.
“So don’t ask why we have not done the same for other governors who are facing graft allegations. As a party, we have a say on public officers sponsored by ODM. You cannot be given a ticket and when elected, you become a law unto yourself,” Sifuna said.
