Nairobi Assembly UDA MCAs accuse party Secretary General Cleophas Malala of partiality
A section of Nairobi City County Assembly Members MCAs) has accused Secretary General of the president William Ruto’s led United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party Cleophas Malala of alleged partiality and meddling with the matters of the assembly.
The faction led by Nairobi South MCA and Deputy Minority Leader Waithera Chege cautioned Malala saying he should keep off the Nairobi politics.
The legislators said Malala must withdraw his statements about managing about how to manage the Nairobi Assembly.
“We are cautioning on the party SG Malala that he must keep off Nairobi Politics and withdraw his sentiments on managing Nairobi County Assembly. That is a lack of leadership as a national leader.” She said.
Further, Malala has been accused of meddling with Marsabit, Trans Nzoia, Isiolo, and Kiambu, and in Nairobi, he will not be entertained.
They vowed to vote him out during the UDA Grassroots elections.
The legislators said that the verbal abuse by the Minority Chief Whip against special elect MCA’s on social media is part of the issues that were addressed in their concerns while seeking the removal of Kiragu and Mugambi as Minority Leader and Whip respectively
The special elect female MCAs have threatened to go to court after allegations that Minority Chief Whip and Umoja 1 MCA Mark Mugambi has been abusing them on social media.
“Nominated members in this assembly have been receiving abuse by our Colleague leaders and we have decided to bring this to the broad light. This is disrespect to us and even to the Assembly. Mark Mugambi has been peddling lies on Social media platforms and abusing even the party leader, President William Ruto. We will be going to court over that.” Nominated MCA and Deputy Minority Leader Joyce Kamau said.
They called on the UDA Party Tribunal should hold a disciplinary meeting to ensure that the legislator explains what he has been saying on social media.
Responding to the allegations, Mugambi said that they are mere allegations because she respects Women.
He said that his accusers are seeking millage after failing to ouster him as the Minority Whip and the Majority leader too.
“Those are just fabricated allegations to seek sympathy. I respect women and this shouldn’t mean they use feminism to gain political mileage, now that their planned ouster against me failed terribly.” Mugambi told The Informer Media Group.
