Following the ouster of Cleophas Malala as UDA secretary general, former LSK president Nelson Havi has taken to social media to congratulate lawyer Joe Khalende.
Khalende declared himself new SG, bringing to a standstill operations at UDA headquarters, after supporters of Malala stormed the party offices on Wednesday.
In a tweet, Havi applauded Khalende for initiating the change.
“Pale UDA, the coup is complete. Well done, Joe Khalende,” Havi said.
Following Malala’s ouster, Hassan Omar was named as his replacement.
“National Executive Committee was convened today through the request of the members of the Committee to discuss, deliberate and agree on the way forward based on the events of the last few days in the Party and fundamentally, the events of the last few weeks in our Country,” read a statement from the party.
Khalende has since lauded the party’s NEC for showing Malala the door.
“The UDA Founding Members Association (UFMA) lauds the judicious decision by governing and policy making organ of the party National Executive Committee to remove disgraceful former Secretary General Cleophas Malala from the Party. We wish him well in his next step,” said Khalende.
He congratulated Omar for landing the SG position while calling for the audit of staff as well as procurement done during Malala’s time.
“We demand a thorough audit of the staff and procurement processes done in the party last two years under the calamitous reign of Malala.
“Consequently, we demand swift and stern action against all the party officials that participated in orchestrating security breaches at the party, perpetrators of violence, saboteurs of Party’s agenda and mismanagement of party’s resources,” Khalende remarked.
