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Busia County Senator Okiyah Omtatah has denied the allegations that he has shifted his loyalty to the Kenya Kwanza after he voted for former Kilifi governor Amason Kingi as the Senate Speaker.
Omtatah who is the first-time Senator was among 10 Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Alliance Senators who voted for Kingi, defying their colleagues who walked out in protest.
“I voted for you but that does not mean that I joined Kenya Kwanza. I’m a member of the National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) and I will guard my autonomy jealously. I will vote on issues and on conviction; I will not be whipped to vote on anything,” he said.
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Azimio la Umoja allied Senators walked out a few minutes before the voting began citing illegalities and raising the integrity issues of some of the candidates who were also in the race.
Azimio Senators Johnes Mwaruma (Taita-Taveta), Joseph Githuku (Lamu), Mohammed Faki (Mombasa), Stewart Madzayo (Kilifi), Issa Boy Juma (Kwale), Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji (Garissa), Prof. Malachy Ekal (Turkana), Fatuma Adan Dullo (Isiolo), and Jubilee Nominated Senator Kamar voted for Kingi to be Speaker.
