Kakamega County Assembly was in shambles after ODM party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna sent a letter to the assembly speaker proposing modifications to the role of majority leader.

The ODM party named Geofrey Ondiro Obonyo the new majority leader, succeeding Philip Maina Ondago.A part of the County Assembly has denounced the move as mischievous.

PHOTO | COURTESY Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa

Addressing the media in Kakamega, the MCAs now want the party Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna, to submit the meeting minutes, claiming they were not consulted.

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa stated that as the ODM County Chairman, he was not informed of the revisions and is consequently unaware of them.

PHOTO | COURTESY Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa

“We are disappointed that people would come to interfere with the running of Kakamega County just because they are interested in supporting other candidates. We will not accept it; if one wants the governor’s seat, they should wait for 2027,” Barasa said.

He argued that there were no grounds for dismissing the majority leader and that the decision was politically motivated to harm him.