CORD yesterday sounded a warning to rebel MPs when it sacked its Whip in Parliament, Gideon Mung'aro, for "working with Jubilee".
Cord replaced Mung'aro with Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu, one of the coalition's loyalists in the Coast region.
It is understood that the Coalition's leadership has warned other MPs who are not loyal to the group that they will not hesitate to crack the whip on errant members.
If Cord employs the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the Political Parties Act, Mung'aro and other MPs rebelling against the Coalition could lose their seats.
Article 103 of the Constitution stipulates that an MP loses his/her seat if they are "deemed" to have resigned from their party.
Section (5) of the Political Parties Act states that, "A person who, while being a member of a political party - (e) promotes the ideology, interests or policies of another political party, is deemed to have resigned".
Cord has accused Mung'aro and a number of Coast MPs of not acting in the interests of the Coalition and instead siding with the Jubilee Government.
"The ideological and philosophical divide between Cord and Jubiliee is too clear. Whereas Cord stands for social democracy and equitable sharing of national wealth, Jubilee advocates raw capitalism and primitive accumulation of wealth that push a large segment of the populace to the economic periphery," Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi said.
Yesterday, Minority Leader Francis Nyenze wrote to Speaker Justin Muturi informing him of the decision to replace Mung'aro.
"Pursuant to Standing Order 171 (3) Gideon Mung'aro will also cease to be a member of House Business Committee, which will be taken over by Hon Thomas Mwadeghu," Nyenze told the Speaker.
Over 20 Cord MPs yesterday endorsed the resolution of its Parliamentary Group meeting to replace Mung’aro, saying it was part of the wider reorganization of the Coalition ahead of the referendum.
The MPs said that it was better to work with a few loyal MPs than a multitude who were cooperating with the rival Coalition.
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi, who read the statement, said that the decision taken was in the best interests of the Coalition and warned some Cord MPs from the Coast region who are closely associating with the Jubilee Coalition that they risk losing their parliamentary seats.
Jubilee Deputy Majority Leader and Taveta MP Naomi Shaaban, among other Jubilee MPs, attended the Cord MPs' meeting opposed to Mung’aro's removal at Parliament Buildings on Wednesday.
“Cord bears a responsibility to put its house in order from time to time, going into the referendum. Cord deems it desirable to reorganise and reenergise its leadership and in particular to put into critical positions the members who share and articulate Cord aspirations,” Mwinyi said at Parliament Buildings.