Ledama Ole Kina has come out guns blazing at Opposition leader Raila Odinga after his election as chair of Senate’s County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC) was revoked.
Ledama’s election was revoked on Thursday, May 7, after Senate minority leader and Siaya Senator James Orengo wrote to the speaker asking him to eject the Narok senator from the position.
According to the vocal Maasai leader, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader was behind his woes and that Raila had given instructions to have him ousted from the post.
“I have a lot of respect for Raila Odinga but it’s now time I say that he is the one fighting me because James Orengo told me he was following strict instructions from the party leader that I should not be party to that committee,” he said.
He said it was disappointing not only to him but also to other ODM supporters who stood with the party during the resist demonstrations in 2017.
“I was nearly killed in the car during the resistance movement with Hon James Nyikal (Seme MP), I missed bullets because I was fighting for Raila, is this how you say thank you?,” he posed.
The ODM politician said going forward he will be fighting his own wars and that his ouster from the committee had nothing to do with procedures but was political fights.
As earlier reported, Ledama is said to have worked with Jubilee members in the committee to win the election against ODM’s endorsed candidate Senator Sam Ongeri.
Following Ledma’s revocation, Senate majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen wrote to Speaker Ken Lusaka proposing amendments of Standing Order 220 to have committee leadership be open to all parties. Standing Order 220 limits leadership of CPAIC to the second largest party or coalition in the Senate.
