CORD now scheming to rejoin Kalonzo back to parliament....

Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will rejoin parliament if plans to trigger a by-election or if the list of nominated MPs submitted to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is amended in his favour.

Kisumu Town West MP Olago Aluoch told Nation that all possible avenues to accommodate Mr Musyoka back to parliament are being reviewed.

However, the fate of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is still unclear although most MPs believe he should stay away from parliament to avoid humiliation from his opponents.
"Some MPs do not want Raila to come back to parliament so as to avoid humiliation from other political opponents," he said.

Speaking on the sidelines of the on-going training for MPs at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Mr Aluoch said there are two options Cord is exploring for Mr Musyoka’s possible comeback.

In the first option, an MP from a Cord stronghold would resign and Mr Musyoka would then be nominated to contest in the subsequent by-election, which it is presumed he would easily win.


Mr Aluoch said Cord is looking for a “safe” constituency and that there are even some from Nyanza which can be availed.


He couldn’t divulge any names because the plans are considered “a work in progress”.
The second option is to have Mr Musyoka nominated directly, which would involve essentially amending the lists of possible nominees submitted to IEBC.



This would be a difficult process, he admitted, because if anybody on that list, from which MPs have already been nominated, drops out, the electoral commission would simply pick someone from the list.


The challenge, however, is to get the IEBC play along with the party’s submissions which it is yet to do formally.


If the party goes ahead to present Mr Musyoka’s name at this point it would mean his name appears at the bottom of the coalition’s nomination list.