ODM has discharged six rebel MPs from parliamentary committees in its latest attempt at instilling discipline.
The party cracked the whip on Tuesday, recalling the legislators said to be having a cozy working relationship with the ruling Jubilee coalition ahead of the next polls.
The Party de-whipped Labour Party leader and former secretary general Ababu Namwambu from three committees.
The Budalangi lawmaker was discharged from the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Committee of Administration and National Security and the Constitution Implementation Oversight and implementation Committee.
James Rege was removed from the Committees of Energy and Equal opportunity and National Cohesion and Tigania East MP Mburi Apuri from the committees of Energy and Lands.
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Mathare MP Steven Kariuki was recalled from the committees of Education, Constitution Oversight and Implementation.
Others are Kubai Iringo (Imenti Central) from the committees of Finance and Regional Integration, Isaac Mwaura (Nominated MP) from the Environment and House Procedure committees and John Waluke (Sirisia) from the National Security and Delegated Legislation committees.
But Waluke dared ODM to delete his name from the party membership register to occasion a by-election.
“ODM did not bring me to Parliament. I was elected by the honourable people of Sirisia," he said moments after the discharge.
"It is unfair for the party to deny me my constitutional right to represent the people of Sirisia."
Kubai accused ODM of being ungrateful to him for delivering the Imenti Central seat, saying he was very popular and could beat the party any time elections are called.
“If this is the way ODM is going, it will shrink and collapse,” he said.