Mwadeghu accepts appointment as new Minority Whip

NAIROBI, KENYA: Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu has formally accepted his appointment as the Minority Chief Whip in the National Assembly.

Mwadeghu who was in India when the opposition Cord appointed him to the position, wrote to Minority Leader Francis Nyenze and copied to house speaker Justin Muturi to accept the appointment.

"I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Cord Coalition for considering it appropriate to appoint me the Minority Whip as I know there are many of us who qualify for the position," he said in a letter dated 24th July.

Mwadeghu who is in India, said he had authorised his personal assistant to liaise with the parliamentary authorities' as regards to handing over.

The second term MP was forced to communicate the acceptance after rumours began flying that he had rejected the offer to replace embattled Kilifi North MP Gideon Mungaro who was sacked last week.

A Cord joint Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting held under the leadership of co-principals Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang'ula last Tuesday had unanimously resolved to drop Mung'aro over claims of incompetence and working too close with rival jubilee coalition.

Coast MPs were then asked to pick a replacement the following day, but failed to agree after a section of the opposition MPs joined hands with Jubilee colleagues from the region to reject the sacking.