{"id":14324,"date":"2020-09-13T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T17:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=14324"},"modified":"2020-09-13T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T17:59:10","slug":"police-disrupt-ford-kenya-meeting-convened-to-expel-allies-of-wamunyinyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/police-disrupt-ford-kenya-meeting-convened-to-expel-allies-of-wamunyinyi","title":{"rendered":"Police disrupt Ford Kenya meeting convened to expel allies of Wamunyinyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Ignatius Odanga<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> A meeting called by\u00a0Ford Kenya at a Busia hotel\u00a0to expel rebel members ended in disarray after police stormed the venue.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting that was called to expel two party members\u00a0had been convened by Ford Kenya\u2019s National Organising Secretary Chris Mandu Mandu.<\/p>\n<p>The law enforcers led by Busia Police Station OCS Julius Lingole were adamant that the meeting was illegal as conveners did not seek permission from his office to hold it.\u00a0Efforts by Mr Mandu to plead with police to allow them to continue with the meeting landed on deaf ears as they were ordered to leave the venue with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media outside the hotel, Busia County FK Chairman Emmanuel Osore said they had resolved to expel a nominated MCA and local branch official for breaching party rules and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders are said to be allied to Kanduyi Member of Parliament\u00a0Wafula Wamunyinyi.\u00a0\u201cWe only have one Party Leader in Moses Wetang\u2019ula and all of us must pledge our allegiance to him.\u201d\u00a0Mandu Mandu accused police officers of being selective when enforcing Covid-19 regulation.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cOur meeting was not illegal, we met to discuss matters within our party only for police to appear and asked us to leave the venue,\u201d said Mandu.<\/p>\n<p>The OCS Lingole said nobody knocked his door to seek for permission to hold the meeting. \u201cIt is always good for someone to come to the office and get permission, nobody would deny you the permission,\u201d said Lingole.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cBut in the event, we are notified of a meeting that is happening within our jurisdiction and we were not informed we have no otherwise but to stop it.\u201d\u00a0Ford Kenya has been experiencing internal wrangles for sometimes now after Wamunyinyi\u2019s faction staged a coup to oust Bungoma senator Moses Wetang\u2019ula from the helm of the outfit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Ignatius Odanga AfricaPress-Kenya: A meeting called by\u00a0Ford Kenya at a Busia hotel\u00a0to expel rebel members ended in disarray after police stormed the venue. 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