#ICBNXCLUSIVE: 'TOUGH' TIMES AHEAD FOR SPEAKER ROBA AS THE ODM JUGGERNAUT PREPS TO 'LOCK HORNS' OVER THE 'ILLEGITIMATE' DISMISSAL OF THE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER

: Charri MCA Mr. Ali Dima(Left) Pictured With ODM Secretary General Mr.Edwin Sifuna On 22nd October. 

ICBN has learnt that the deposed Isiolo County Assembly Minority Leader and Charri MCA Mr. Ali Dima had been to the Orange House, his party's(ODM) head office where he sought support in his ongoing feud with the House Speaker Mr. Hussein Halake Roba who the former blames for his 'illegitimate' and 'undeserved ouster' late last week.

Charri MCA and Former Isiolo County Assembly Minority Leader Mr. Ali Dima As Pictured at a Past Assembly Session. Dima was Stripped of His Role by Speaker Roba. He Has Since Sought His Party's Support on The Matter Maintaining The Speaker Had No Constitutional Powers To Remove Him While Emphasizing That Such Powers Rest With The Party Effectively Terming The Speaker's Actions 'Illegitimate' and Supposedly Laced With 'Sinister Motives' and Has 'Opened The Lid' On The 'Runaway Impunity' By Which Roba Has Been Executing His Duties and Responsibilities As the Speaker and Highest Authority of Their(MCA's) 'Honurable Assembly'. He Also Maintains that What we Have Seen So Far is Just but 'The Tip of The Iceberg' Emphasizing That 'A lot is at Stake'.

The MCA posted a photo of himself with the party's flamboyant Secretary General Edwin Sifuna although the caption didn't divulge any discussion or correspondence about his ouster or plans thereof on how to approach his alleged 'aggressor'.
 It is simply captioned, quote'Today, I was with ODM Secretary General Hon. Sifuna where we discussed many issues affecting the residents of isiolo County'unquote as seen here under👇.

However, in scouring the Zuckerberg streets, ICBN has stumbled upon a letter from the Orange headquarters addressed to a Hon. Roba and signed by no other than the party's Secretary General a Mr. Edwin Sifuna and effectively copied to the aggrieved MCA, Mr. Dima as posted below👇

A letter addressed to the Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mr. Hussein Halake Roba the ODM party sought to know the speaker's official position regarding to his(Roba's) purported dismissal of their(ODM) member(Dima) from the House Minority Leader, a move which the party says can only be possible upon the party's 'request' and/or 'express permission to the speaker should such requests have been made to them'.

In the letter, Mr. Sifuna sought to know the speaker's official position on the matter which was widely criticized as 'undemocratic' and 'unconstitutional' where he allegedly stripped Mr. Dima of his Minority Leader's position, a move which would have been possible, but only with the party's express permission which Mr. Roba allegedly ignored, 'intentionally' or 'in contempt' of the existing standing orders of the house. The letter which is dated 22nd of October is currently doing rounds on various social media platforms was originally posted to Facebook by AbbaTayya Godana- an aspiring Member of Parliament for Isiolo South who is also an ardent supporter of Mr. Dima as seen in the screenshot below.👇

The letter was originally posted to Facebook by Abbatayya Godana, an aspiring leader and an ardent supporter of Mr. Dima.

While not much is known about the ODM party's support for Dima or the route they(Party) are prepared to to take with regards to his ouster, it is clear that they are prepared to 'go all out' for their member and a 'protracted and an unhinged legal battle' maybe in the works at the orange house already according to one of our pundits who predicts 'dark times ahead for the house speaker should he disregard the party's request or fail to retract his position on the matter and allow Dima back to his job without further ado', he emphasizes!

Mr. Sifuna In a 'Show of Solidarity' With The Deposed Isiolo County Assembly Minority Leader Mr. Ali Dima. The Party is Expected to 'Seriously Agitate' For Their Member's 'Immediate and Effective Reinstatement At All Possible Costs'.

The party is known for having some of the best legal minds in the country within their echelons who include among others Mr. Sifuna and Senior Counsel Senator James Orengo just to mention but a few. It is widely believed that a legal tussle between the two entities would be 'catastrophic' for Speaker Roba and could lead to not only Dima being reinstated by the court but Roba also risks being slapped with some penalties and/or a 'serious rebuke' for failing to uphold the tenets of the constitution in his judgement even after being prevailed upon to do so by several quarters.

Mr. Hussein Roba: Isiolo County Assembly Speaker is Under Fire For Dismissing The House Minority Leader, Mr. Dima in a Move Which Many Have Termed 'Illegitimate' and 'Unconstitutional'. The ODM party has sought his official position on the matter as they 'weigh their options' on how to go about the matter. The Speaker' Response or Whether He Will Make One is Not Known Yet.

It is not known yet if the speaker has responded to the letter but we shall keep our ears and eyes open on the street to let you in on first hand political happenings all around Isiolo County.

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