By Antynet Ford
Azimio-One Kenya party leader Raila Odinga has dismissed reports suggesting a plot to kick out Suna East Member of Parliament and National Assembly minority Whip Junet Mohamed from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.
He called on ODM supporters to ignore ‘media propaganda’ adding that the MP is the director of campaigns at the party.
“Junet is not going anywhere. He is the director of campaigns at the ODM party. Ignore the propaganda doing rounds in the media.” Raila stated.
The media reports of Junet being on the chopping board and being dismissed from the party came out after a section of the media reported that the legislator had been summoned.
Odinga reiterated that the reports had been blown out of proportion and that Junet was still in ODM to stay.
According to the reports, Junet has been absent in key events of the party and that he has been summoned to explain it failure to which he would be stripped his role at the National Assembly.
The ODM party leader downplayed the summons adding that in every house people will always have differences.
“In every house there can be a difference of opinion, right? Those are normal things. Junet has not gone anywhere, no one has chased him.” He said.
Summons to the Minority whip appeared to have divided a section of ODM leaders including former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho who criticized it.
“Completely unnecessary and uncalled for.” Joho wrote on his X page.
The Suna MP has maintained a low profile after his faction lost the 2022 presidential elections which seemed to have raised concerns among their support base.
While in Lamu Yesterday, Raila also dispelled similar reports of cracks in the Azimio coalition, insisting that the political alliance remains united.
“There is no danger of Azimio collapsing any time soon. We want our media to be responsible; we don’t want them to spread unnecessary and irresponsible propaganda.” He stated.
“Nobody has left Azimio. The coalition has remained intact, except for a few members of parliament who decided to take a walk. The leadership of Azimio is stable; there is no dissension or disagreement.” He added.
The opposition leader maintained that small misunderstandings within the coalition should not be interpreted as signs of disintegration.