Musalia Mudavadi
UDF party has said it is considering pulling out of the Jubilee alliance.
Party leader Musalia Mudavadi faulted President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto for not consulting UDF on issues that affect Kenyans as they had agreed in the post-election pact.
In a statement read out by Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale after a two-day meeting which ended yesterday in Nairobi, UDF said it will now work independently “in the interest of the nation and the party”.
“The reason why we cooperated with Jubilee was to unify the country and promote the interests of the common Mwanachi,” the statement read.
“But the legislative mob justice that Jubilee has been practicing in Parliament as evidenced by the VAT Act, the motion to withdraw from the Rome Statute and the approach to the referendum on devolution has made it necessary for us to henceforth act purely in the interest of the nation and the party.”
Khalwale said that according to the agreement signed in April, they would execute the joint programmes of all the parties as contained in their respective manifestos.
They agreed to work in a team to ensure the government agenda is pushed forward.
UDF resolved to support the amendment motion to the Political Parties Act to be filed by Khalwale in the Senate.
Khalwale said the motion will be admitted in the Senate as it affects the election of governors and county representatives.
UDF faulted Jubilee MPs' move to remove Lugari MP Ayub Savula as the chairman of House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
“The party is concern with how Jubilee is running its affairs. We are aware that they have removed Savula, which is a clear indication that it does not believe in cooperation and consultation,” Khalwale said.
“Savula does not need to chair any committee to discharge his duties and serve Kenyans."
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