BY SHADRACK NYAKOE
Karen MCA David Mberia has been nominated by the ODM Party as the new Minority leader.
His nomination spells doom to the once “powerful, boastful and bully” Kileleshwa MCA Elias Otieno.
Otieno now remains a pale shadow of his powerful -former self.
He will no longer enjoy the privileges of a free car, office, secretary and bodyguard.
After being humbled- the Kileleshwa rep will no longer have control of the more than shs 1.4 billion Nairobi City County Assembly budget.
In a letter from the Party Executive Director Oduor Ogw’en, addressed to Speaker Beatrice Elachi, the Party asked Elachi to accord Mberia the necessary facilitation and privileges.
Elias Otieno was axed last week.
Otieno was opposed to the return of Speaker Beatrice Elachi.
On Wednesday, his fate was sealed after 44 reps out of a total of 55 voted him out as the Minority leader.
Otieno has been accused of high handedness by ODM reps.
Dishing out trips selectively to his cronies and shuffling committees as he wished.
He is one of the casualties of the ugly wars at City Hall.
He is accused of supporting ANC; s Eliud Owalo in the concluded Kibra by- election and going against ODM leader Raila Odinga.
The party also accused him of opposing the nomination of Nairobi West MCA Maurice Gare as the Nairobi City County Assembly Service Board Member.
“He has no respect for women. Otieno during the impeachment of Speaker Elachi asked officers to drag Mary Ariviza out of the plenary despite knowing that Arviza is representing people with disability. He called Arviza a mad woman,” the ODM MCA’s accused him.
Otieno served as Majority leader in the last Parliament.
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