The removal caused further disquiet in the party that progressive individuals around Raila were being undermined and diminished. Otiende and Orengo led the battery of lawyers that successfully argued for the Supreme Court to nullify President Uhuru Kenyatta's election in 2017. Signs of trouble for the Orengo wing began to emerge in the open last week. His take was that Raila has changed strategy from combative politics and the Orengo wing was determined to drag the party back to battle. Mbadi said the party position has been well-articulated, but the lawmaker has not taken it up.

Source: The Star May 05, 2021 02:17 UTC