ANC has disowned attempts by its members at the Kakamega county assembly to change the Minority leader.
It termed the move illegal.
The MCAs on Monday replaced Minority leader David Ndakwa with Walter Maube. They accused Ndakwa of having a cosy relationship with Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.
But on Wednesday, secretary general Barrack Muluka said the party constitution and the Political Parties Act were clear that the secretary general is the party spokesman.
“The statutes require that all decisions made by the party organs must be ratified by the executive committee and secretariat before implementation,” he said on the phone.
“Some mischievous individuals have misguided themselves under the sponsorship of people with different quarrels in the Kakamega assembly and they have attempted to institute a coup, which the party does not recognise.”
Muluka said members with issues should use the right party channels otherwise they will be dealt with firmly.
He told dissatisfied members to walk out and work with parties they consider democratic.
The MCAs cited lack of periodic meetings to evaluate Ndakwa's performance and accused him of making decisions without consultations.
They cited the removal of members from committees without due process and Ndakwa's inability to oversee the assembly's management.
They said ANC is not visible and vibrant in the House as expected.
But the party wrote to assembly speaker Morris Buluma, asking him to ignore Maube's name.
“Our attention has been drawn to guide your office that no changes have been made in the House leaders and the status quo remains,” Muluka said in a letter to the speaker.
