This archive report was first published on 10 May 2021.
On May 9, 2021, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya and Senator James Orengo held a closed-door meeting at the governor's residence in Mabole, Kakamega County, after attending a church service in Butere.
The meeting, which lasted for two hours, was attended by Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, who had also taken a chopper ride to Butere for the meeting.
At the meeting, the trio expressed their support for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party but accused high-ranking officials of misleading party leader Raila Odinga.
They warned Raila to be wary of people who want to ruin the party's chances of forming the next government.
"We are in ODM by faith and Mr Odinga is our unequivocal leader. However, we won't allow a few people to deceive him," stated Otiende Amollo.
The three have also openly defied Raila for his support of the addition of 70 new constituencies, which they claim will expand the already stretched wage bill.
Amollo voted to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) bill just days after he was ousted by the party as the deputy chair of the powerful Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC).
