The call by acting Amani National Congress
(ANC) Secretary-General Barrack Muluka to dissolve Nasa has escalated
the war within the party.
ANC leader
Musalia Mudavadi on Monday dismissed the call, saying Nasa is strong and
that it will remain intact because it is an idea he conceived ahead of
the 2017 general election.
“Nasa is
intact and strong. It is ours and we should be talking about reclaiming
it, but not throwing away the baby with the bath water,” Mr Mudavadi
said.
COALITION
He added: “We are engaging coalition partners and others to see how we can make it stronger.”
But
speaking in Mombasa over the weekend, Mr Muluka said Nasa should fold
up and allow affiliate parties to chart their own political future.
His remarks have escalated the war between him
and nominated MP Godfrey Osotsi, who he replaced as secretary-general.
Mr Osotsi, however, contested Mr Muluka’s appointment. The case is
pending in court.
On Monday, Mr
Osotsi defended Mr Mudavadi’s position on the coalition, and wondered
“where Mr Muluka is getting the instructions to antagonise his own party
boss.”
“It is wrong for an
individual whose role is not clear in Nasa to come and attempt to speak
on its behalf, contradicting our party boss in the process,” Mr Osotsi
said.
yesterday at parliament
buildings adding; “we will not allow him to derail Mr Mudavadi’s vision
for Nasa and the country at large.”
and scored the first after the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal quashed the Mr Muluka’s appointment.
The
Tribunal argued that the forum that approved Mr Muluka’s appointment
was against the ANC and the Political Parties constitutions.
However,
Mr Muluka appealed the decision in the High Court and got stay orders
pending the hearing and determination of the case he filed.
The
nominated MP maintained his loyalty to Mr Mudavadi saying he needs
committed leaders around him and “not political brokers chasing their
own selfish interests” to ensure his presidential bid remains on course.
Raila Odinga's ODM, Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper, Moses Wetang’ula's Ford-Kenya and Mudavadi’s ANC constitute Nasa.
During
the 2017 General Election, they supported Mr Odinga for presidency but
their association seemed to have waned following the now famous
handshake between President Kenyatta and Mr Odinga on March 9.
The other Nasa leaders accused Mr Odinga of making the move unilaterally and have not had the best of moments.
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