19 NASA Senators Kick Out Wetang'ula as Senate Minority Leader

The National Super Alliance (Nasa) Senate Parliamentary group has voted to remove Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula as Minority Leader.

In a meeting held at the Senate lounge on Tuesday morning, the senators resolved to replace Wetang'ula with Siaya senator James Orengo.

19 senators present at the meeting unanimously endorsed Orengo as the new Minority Leader. Orengo will be sworn in on Tuesday afternoon even as the decision to oust Wetangula awaits final ruling by Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka.

However, in a letter to the Speaker, Nasa chief executive officer Norman Magaya advised against the ejection of Wetang'ula.

“I have instructions from the National Super Alliance Summit comprising the Nasa principals to inform you that Senator Moses Wetangula remains the duly nominated leader of minority in the Senate by Nasa,” the letter reads in part.

Nasa Summit is made up of Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Wetang'ula.