MCAs eject ODM official Magerer Lang'at from party meeting

Rowdy Nairobi county representatives on Thursday ejected and roughed up ODM Executive Director Magerer Langat from the party's parliamentary group meeting.

Initial reports indicate the MCAs were irked by Mr Langat's claims that “the party is dead” and that its leader, Mr Raila Odinga, was “old” and should resign".

The MCAs claimed that Mr Lang'at was a mole of the Jubilee coalition.

Mr Langat was kicked and slapped several times by the MCAs, who were led by ODM Majority Leader Mr Elias Otieno.

The group also deflated Mr Langat’s car tyres.

“He said ODM party is dead and that the party leader should resign. Why then did he attend a meeting for a dead party?” posed Mr Otieno soon after the drama was over.

“That is why as MCAs we have taken that action because our parliamentarians are asleep.

“Magerer Langat has been a liability to this party and doesn’t add any value to the party. We don’t want to see him again here. If he wants to remain in the party he should do so as a member not an executive,” added the Kileleshwa ward representative.

Mr Langat was whisked to safety by police, who were stationed outside Orange House, the party's headquarters.

ODM acting Secretary-General Anyang' Nyong'o said the party would probe incident.

Trouble started when the MCAs forced themselves into a tent where the parliamentary group meeting was being chaired by Mr Odinga.

They were joined by rowdy youths who were within the compound.