The sports category has moved to a new website.
ADVERTISEMENT

I told Uhuru to replace me - Aden Duale now speaks on ouster from ML position

Duale lost Majority Leader position to Amos Kimunya

Former National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale (Garissa Township MP)

Former National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has revealed unknown details of his ouster from the position.

In a two-page spread on Sunday Nation, Duale disclosed that his fallout with President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee Parliamentary leadership was caused by the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill, 2020 (Building Bridges Initiative).

The Garissa Town MP elaborated that he expressed his opposition to the Bill and asked President Kenyatta to replace him at the National Assembly over his stance.

"The President and I had a one-on-one chat on this matter for 45 minutes and there were certain things that he wanted me to do.

ADVERTISEMENT

"One of them was to support the BBI, and I categorically told him that I will not support it, not even on the floor of the House. However, I believe that what broke the camel’s back was when I said I would not table the BBI Bill in Parliament as the Leader of the Majority," the MP stated.

He has emphasized that he rejected the BBI document because it did not have any promises for the people of the North Eastern region.

I want to spend more time with God and my camels - Aden Duale

Speaking on his political ambitions come 2022, Duale stated that he will not be jostling for positions on account of his age.

ADVERTISEMENT

He stated that he will seek a fresh mandate from the people he has served as MP since 2008 and if they give him their blessing then he will gun for the Speaker's position or accept a ministerial position, if offered, by new government.

"I am not very much interested in positions. I want to dedicate more time to my faith and to spend more time with God and my camels. My children are all grown up now, they are through with university," the MP stated.

JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!

Unblock notifications in browser settings.
ADVERTISEMENT

Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:

Email: news@pulselive.co.ke

Recommended articles

Waititu's Sh2B assets & bank accounts frozen as EACC scores another victory

Waititu's Sh2B assets & bank accounts frozen as EACC scores another victory

Senator Cherargei’s radical proposal to extend presidential term limit to 7 years

Senator Cherargei’s radical proposal to extend presidential term limit to 7 years

Ruto's chief of staff sides with PS against CS Alice Wahome

Ruto's chief of staff sides with PS against CS Alice Wahome

Jalang'o reveals the millions that Raila splashed on him

Jalang'o reveals the millions that Raila splashed on him

CS Murkomen catches NTSA staff unawares during impromptu visits [Video]

CS Murkomen catches NTSA staff unawares during impromptu visits [Video]

How Sh160M disappeared from NIS staff sacco

How Sh160M disappeared from NIS staff sacco

TSC fires 73 teachers amid disciplinary issues

TSC fires 73 teachers amid disciplinary issues

Irvo Otieno's family gets Sh1.2 billion settlement after his death

Irvo Otieno's family gets Sh1.2 billion settlement after his death

Nairobi County Gov't announces temporary closure of Railway Matatu Terminus

Nairobi County Gov't announces temporary closure of Railway Matatu Terminus

ADVERTISEMENT