[SIZE=6]Rebel MP Arama wants ODM to stop taking Sh20,000 monthly pay
A rebel ODM MP has complained that they are still sending Sh20,000 monthly contributions to the party.
Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama told the Star on Monday that this showed the party led by Raila Odinga was not being genuine.
Arama accused Raila of dictatorship, said his 10-year old party lacked democracy and noted it was threatening to kick rebels out.
“If they were true to their word, why are they still receiving our money? If they were genuine they should have stopped,” he said.
“We have been reading in the media about letters we have received from the party’s disciplinary committee. We have not received any and we treat that as mere propaganda."
The MP refuted claims they were paid to join Jubilee.
“Why should some people claim I received Sh5 million to join Jubilee? That’s my two-month salary,” he said.
Thirteen ODM rebels dared the party to expel them after ODM threatened to deregister them for defecting to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party.
The leaders said last Wednesday that they have not been served with notices to show cause why they should not be deregistered.
Through their lawyer Kioko Kilukumi, the leaders said they are constitutionally entitled to freedom of association and to make political choices.
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