UDA SG Hassan Omar rubbishes Malala's claim of plot to impeach DP Gachagua

Newly installed United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Hassan Omar has fired back at his predecessor Cleophas Malala over his recent criticism of the ruling party’s officials.

In a heavily worded statement on Friday, Omar rubbished Malala’s claims of unfair removal reiterating that the latter was lawfully ousted from his position over incompetence.

He downplayed Malala’s claim of Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah and Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire orchestrating a plan to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, terming it as ‘political shenanigans’ meant to seek sympathy from the party’s leadership.

The UDA SG cautioned Malala about dragging the names of the two party officials to the mud and attempting to pit them against the deputy president.

“We wish to caution Malala against roping the party and particularly its Chairperson and the Majority Leader in the unfounded claim of Deputy President's impeachment and seek his sympathies through any other means,” Omar stated.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Malala was legally and procedurally removed from office as the Secretary General of UDA, and the same acknowledged and ratified by the Registrar of Political Parties. The office subsequently effected the changes as required of it by law.”

He added: “We find it gross that he is now casting aspersions on the part of the party's leadership, regrettably invoking the names of Party Chairperson Governor Cecily Mbarire and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah in the purported impeachment.”

Omar warned of stern action against Malala and his accomplices, underscoring that he would not be allowed to taint the image of the ruling party.

“As a party, we find his behaviour unbecoming and inappropriate for former SG Malala to drag her (Mbarire’s) name and that of the Majority Leader in such an unfounded claim of the impeachment of the country's Deputy President and he must be asked to stop this rave,” he noted.

“Let the authors and sponsors of this script perform their poems and plays in other theatres of political deceit and sympathy seeking. The wild performances of these political novices cannot deter the will of the party's rank and file to steer the party on its set course of progress and transformation as custodians of the people's mandate.”

According to the EALA MP, Malala's tenure at the helm of the party leadership was marked by a series of incompetencies and the decision to kick him was paramount.

“Malala’a colourless stint as Secretary General was characterized by melodrama, toxicity, missteps, discord, ruin; a failed leadership in all aspects. The party therefore does not wish to be drawn into endless shenanigans recognizing its status as the party of the President, the nation's ruling party,” he stated.

The remarks by Omar come after the UDA Founders Association also issued a stern condemnation of the former Secretary General and called for immediate disciplinary action against him following the controversial remarks.