Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has removed Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi as the Orange party chairman in the county. According to ODM, Kingi was removed for being disloyal to the party. Kingi’s position was taken by Ganze MP, Teddy Mwambire, who was approved by the party…
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Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi at a past function in Mtwapa, Kilifi. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi’s bid to establish a new political outfit at the Coast appeared to have hit a brick wall yesterday after officials of three fringe parties refused to collapse their outfits.
After two-day negotiations, the officials rejected Mr Kingi’s proposal for a merger, insisting that they were only open to talks of forming a coalition.
The officials, who met at Mnarani Club in Kilifi, said they did not want to find themselves in a situation similar to what United Republican Party (URP) and other parties found themselves in after they folded up to join Jubilee.