This archive report was first published on 17 July 2020.
On July 16, 2020, Deputy President William Ruto's allies in parliament defied his orders to unite, instead turning the heat on ODM and threatening to take the battle to the High Court.
According to media reports, Soy member of parliament Caleb Kositany and his Aldai counterpart Cornelly Serem have disclosed plans to write to the speaker of the National Assembly seeking clarification on the true position of ODM in the wake of recent developments.
The MPs maintained that ODM has joined the government and has even taken up majority side plum positions, hence do not deserve to be in the opposition.
They confirmed that they will take the battle to the High Court to have a clear interpretation on whether ODM should continue acting as the opposition at a time when its members have joined the majority in Parliament.
"We have resolved to write to Speaker Muturi to give a ruling on whether we still have a Minority (parties) coalition in the current political setup. ODM is basically in government and should not continue drawing benefits of the Minority party," Kositany said.
His views were supported by his Aldai counterpart who expressed readiness to battle ODM from the opposition.
"You cannot be in government and at the same time be in the opposition. How can you oversight yourself? You cannot be a referee and a player at the same time," Serem said.
