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Party Launches Move to Expel Ruto Allies.

The Nation (Kenya)

| February 27, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2008 AllAfrica Global Media. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Peter Leftie

ODM has put in motion steps to have the party's rebel MPs lose their seats in Parliament.

In a precedent setting move, the party wrote to the Registrar of Political Parties, Ms Lucy Ndung'u, last week asking her to find assistant minister Aden Duale and Chepalungu MP Isaac Ruto in breach of Article 17 of the Act and declare their seats vacant.

The relevant clause reads: "A person who, while a member of a political party - in any way or manner, publicly advocates for the formation of another political party, shall, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) or the provisions of any other law, be deemed to have resigned from the …

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