Be wary of Jubilee’s hand in Migori mini-polls, legislator warns ODM

By RAWLINGS OTIENO

Migori, Kenya: Suna East MP Junet Mohamed wants ODM to give Prof Edward Oyugi a direct nomination should the Migori gubernatorial seat be declared vacant.

Mohamed cautioned that if Oyugi is subjected to any nomination exercise, the Jubilee government might infiltrate the process and wreck the party from within.

“ODM should not subject Prof Oyugi to nominations. It has always been a tradition in the party that if a member successfully wins a court petition, he is given a direct ticket. If the party allows the primaries, then we are headed for the worst,” said Mohamed.

The lawmaker warned Jubilee parties to keep off from  ODM affairs in the upcoming by-elections and concentrate on their candidates.

He said if the party feels like fielding a candidate in the Migori Governor’s by-election, it should do so on its own. “Let Jubilee field its candidates we meet in the ballot. They should look for their own candidates and ODM must be weary of Jubilee’s hand in the by-elections,” added Mohamed.

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He said Prof Oyugi had undergone nominations and was the flag-bearer and it would be in bad taste if he was subjected to another exercise. He added that the proponents of nomination are enemies of the party.

Another senior politician who did not want to be named said that Oyugi had struggled for law reforms and democratic space in the country and as such deservedto be considered for a legislative elective position.

“In any by-election, that has resulted from a court petition, the petitioner is always given a direct nomination. The Mathare Constituency aspirant will be given a direct nomination and even Prof Oyugi’s case should not be different,” said the politician.

However, yesterday, Obado said he is set to file an appeal seeking to stop the the mini-polls  after the Appellate Court nullified his election.

Last week, a three-judge bench sitting in Kisumu made a ruling that the tallying errors realised in the election compromised its quality.