The leadership standoff facing President William Ruto-led UDA party at the Nairobi county assembly remains far from over.
On Thursday, a meeting chaired by United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party chairperson Cecile Mbarire and Secretary General Cleophas's Malala party yielded nothing tangible.
One of the agenda of the meeting was to establish claims that some of the 35 signatures appended to oust embattled Minority leader Antony Kiragu and Minority Whip Mark Mugambi were forged.
On Monday, SG Malala said he had received complaints that some of the signatures were forged hence calling for the meeting.
However, the secretariate did not reveal whether the issue of forgery was discussed or not.
Addressing the media at the UDA headquarters, Deputy Minority Leader Waithera Chege said they had written to the DCI to investigate the alleged forged signatures.
"We urgently request your good office to investigate this matter expeditiously to establish if there was any forgery of the said signature or whether the said deponents gave false information under oath," reads the letter in part.
The letter was written by Mutunga Justus and associates advocates on behalf of the MCAs.
Revealing more details, the Deputy Minority leader said in the meeting, the secretariat posed a question for voting.
"Our standing orders allow us and give us the process of removing a leader from position," Waithera said.
However, when the question was posed on how many MCAs are in support of a new process to elect their leadership.
The UDA legislator voted by lifting their hands.
"Our numbers were 27 while theirs was 26. At that point, it was agreed that because it was visible that the UDA MCAs were divided into two the the national chair will proceed to brief the party leader," Waithera added.
Governor Mbarire said that she would have to brief President Ruto and therefore another meeting would be held to give a proper way forward.
Giving clarity, Deputy Minority Whip Joyce Muthoni said that their motive was to get a leadership who had the best interest of members and Nairobi residents at heart.
"Our counterparts are spreading a false narration that the change of leadership is on a mission to impeach the Governor. Those accusations are baseless and they know they have failed as leaders," she said.
Malala had called for a consultative meeting to resolve issues between two camps fighting to take charge of key seats including that of minority leader and whip.
On Monday, the party announced leadership changes where Waithera Chege was named the minority leader and was to be deputised by Deonysias Mwangi (Githurai MCA).
Umoja One MCA Mark Mugambi was to be replaced by nominated MCA Joyce Muthoni as Minority whip.
Muthoni was to be deputised by Clay MCA Samora Mwaura as her deputy.
The changes were said to be made after 35 MCAs allegedly appended their signatures to change the leaders.
Malala later in the day, however, made a U-turn saying he had received complaints that some of the signatures were forged hence calling for the crisis meeting.
On Tuesday, the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) barred UDA from making leadership changes at the Nairobi county assembly.
PPDT chairperson Desma Nungo gave the orders barring UDA from making any changes until a hearing and determination are done.
