Ford-K rivals clash over meeting to oust Wetang'ula
Rival factions battling for the control of Ford Kenya have clashed over a National Delegates Congress set to endorse the ouster of party leader Moses Wetang'ula. Wetang'ula has declared as illegal, null and void the November 21 NDC convened by the Wafula Wamunyinyi-led camp, saying it has not been sanctioned by party organs. In a public notice, Wetang'ula asked party members to ignore the meeting, which he maintained has been invalidly convened. "Neither the party nor any of its organs instructed and or authorised Eseli Simiyu to issue the Notice on October 31, 2020 and November 1, 2020," Wetang'ula said. The said NDC meeting has been convened by Simiyu, the party's secretary general who fell out with Wetang'ula and now allied to Wamunyinyi. Wetang'ula was initially ousted as party leader in May, but he moved to the High Court, which temporarily reinstated him. The registrar has said the Wetang'ula faction of the National Executive Council la...