Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo was removed from the Justice and Legal Affairs committee because of blackmail, ODM national chairman John Mbadi has claimed. Amollo, Orengo and Nyamira senator Okong’o Omogeni have been calling for amendments to the BBI Bill, putting them at loggerheads with ODM leader Raila Odinga. On Wednesday, Mbadi said they removed Amollo because he had threatened to resign from the JLAC as well as his MP position should the push for amendments fail. Raila has publicly declared the BBI Bill and referendum can only be endorsed or rejected at the ballot. “Otiende Amollo makes the kindergarten mistake of every politician in Kenya riding on the coattails of Raila Odinga," he said.

Source: The Star May 05, 2021 19:52 UTC