The Nation has reliably established that the genesis of the storm is the backroom commitments sealed following lengthy talks involving President Uhuru Kenyatta, Mr Musyoka and Mr Odinga at State House in February.
The three leaders agreed on seven council members as the top body for the coalition party - Jubilee took three slots while ODM and Wiper got two slots each.
A fresh row has erupted over whether Mr Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper party can withdraw from the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party before the August General Election. And it has emerged Wiper has opposed the expansion of membership of a top decision making organ of the coalition party from seven to 11 because it will upset the power balance and hand ODM a majority.
Yesterday, Mr Musyoka’s allies cautioned they can’t be held hostage through a flawed agreement that imposed a timeline before registration of the coalition party and insisted they can still explore other options if their demands are not met. But supporters of Mr Raila Odinga, who is the coalition’s presidential flag bearer, countered that Wiper is stuck with the outfit, citing a clause that bars parties to the coalition party from exiting six months to the elections.
