HARVESTING TIME! Marsabit Governor, MPs ditch ODM for Jubilee

HARVESTING TIME! Marsabit Governor, MPs ditch ODM for Jubilee

Marsabit Governor, Ukur Yattani, on Tuesday, March 14 decamped from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) together with other elected leaders  among them four Members of Parliament, 25 Members of County Assembly and more than 300 elders representing the 15 communities to back President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election.

The MPs who include Roba Duba (Moyale), Chachu Ganya (North Horr), Nasra Ibrahim (Women Rep) and Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis) who excused himself before the meeting to attend to urgent matter. Ganya, Nasra and Lekuton were all members of the ODM party.

Mr Yattani becomes the latest in the list of Governors and senior politicians to defect from the opposition to rally behind President Kenyatta’s re-election

While on a visit to State House, Nairobi, the Governor said he was decamping from ODM to another party, Frontier Alliance Party, which supports the re-election of President Kenyatta which effectively means that Marsabit has no opposition since the incumbent governor and the aspiring governor are all on the same side.

“We have decided to leave the opposition because the people of Marsabit are very grateful for the work you have done for us including the construction of the tarmac road,” said Yattani.

Yattani said there will be competition at all elective positions at the county level but there was unanimity among the people of Marsabit that their choice for the top seat is President Kenyatta.

The Marsabit Women Rep said they have formed their own party, which will work with Jubilee Party in re-electing President Kenyatta.

On his part, President Kenyatta said he appreciates the position taken by the Marsabit Governor, MPs, MCAs and their supporters.

He assured them that he will not interfere with the choice the people of Marsabit will make because all of the candidates for Governor, MP and MCAs will be lining up behind him.

“You are all mine and I promise you there will be no interference and as you compete do it in a civilized manner because at the end of the day the winner will be ours and the loser will still be ours,” said the President.

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Mps MCAs Chachu Ganya (North Horr) Ditch ODM joins Jubilee Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis) Marsabit governor Marsabit Leaders Nasra Ibrahim (Women Rep) Roba Duba (Moyale)

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