Raila says Cord 'had answer' to Coast land problems
Cord leader Raila Odinga at Mvindeni Secondary School in Msambweni on February 7, 2016. Mr Odinga said his coalition would have solved Coast's land problems had his votes not been stolen in the last elections. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Odinga accused KPA and the KRA offailing to play their part in revenue collection and instead blaming other people.
- Cord leaders who spoke at the meeting threatened to punish members of Parliament who do not adhere to the opposition coalition’s principles.
- Among those who have defied the party are Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro.
Cord leader Raila Odinga on Sunday said his party would have solved land problems at the Coast had it won the 2013 elections.
Renewing his claims that his votes were stolen during the presidential election, he said: “As Cord, we are the people who had a clear guideline on how to govern this country through devolution but unfortunately our votes were stolen and here were are today,” he said during the official opening of Mvindeni Secondary School.
Last week, he had said that he would no longer protest that his votes were stolen.
Mr Odinga pointed an accusing finger at the Kenya Ports Authority and the Kenya Revenue Authority, accusing them of failing to play their part in revenue collection and instead blaming other people.
“KPA and KRA are corrupt and instead of addressing the real issue at stake they are embarrassing our brother Hassan Joho by closing his family business,” he said.
Cord leaders who spoke at the meeting threatened to punish members of Parliament who do not adhere to the opposition coalition’s principles.
Those who will not remain loyal to the party will be removed from all parliamentary committees, said party leaders, in apparent reference to Coast MPs who have been campaigning for the Jubilee candidate in Malindi.
Among those who have defied the party are Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro.
Ford Kenya Party Leader Moses Wetang’ula said the decision to lock out rebel MPs from House committees will be made Tuesday.
Mr Wetang’ula added the party is not going to continue harbouring people who will be working with their enemies.
“A child who is disobedient to his own father has to be punished,” he said. “These people were not voted in simply because they were famous but it was because of the popularity of our party.”
