Monday, May 13, 2013

Jubilee MP booed over her 'anti-Cord' remarks


MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY REUBEN OLITA, GILBERT OCHIENG AND SIMBI KUSIMBA
A JUBILEE MP was yesterday forced to cut short her speech after she was heckled by a Busia congregation.
Teso South MP Mary Emase (URP) was booed when she defended President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the March 4 general election during a church service attended by his main opponent former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Speaking at St Matthias Uganda Martyrs Busia Catholic Church, Emase vilified Cord leaders for "wasting time talking about stolen votes instead of focusing on development".
“Stop inciting people," she said.
Following her remarks, shouts of "traitor" rent the air.
Funyula MP Paul Otuoma and his security detail evacuated Emase her as wananchi bayed for her blood.
Raila, who is the Cord leader, said he will act as oversight leader of governors to ensure that they do their jobs to the satisfaction of wananchi.
"Busia and Bungoma residents voted for me en masse. What happened you know. Stand firm as I forge ahead to ensure I continue cooking ugali which was abandoned after the cooking stick broke," he said.
Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama said Cord will seek one million signatures to amend article 138 of the constitution on the presidential system of elections.
“Under the new system votes cast at county level for governor, senator and MP will make the presidents votes unlike the current system which was decided at the top," he said.
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula lauded the UN Security Council for describing the recent Bungoma and Busia killings as crimes against humanity and appealed to it to leave no stone unturned in exposing those behind the killings.
Raila said crimes against humanity will not be tolerated and asked the police to discharge their duties diligently.
He said the police are fond of chasing busaa drinkers and erecting road blocks with a view to extorting money from boda bodas, truck drivers and matatu operators.
Siaya Senator James Orengo criticised top police chiefs for travelling to hot spots in helicopters and doing nothing to end killings in some parts of the country.
Those who accompanied Raila for the church service included senators Amos Wako (Busia), Orengo (Siaya), Muthama (Machakos) and Moses Wetangula.
Women's representatives present included Dorcas Kedogo (Vihiga), Rose Nyamunga (Kisumu), Joyce Lay (Taita Taveta) and Florence Mutua (Busia).
Raila later flew to Bungoma where he addressed a rally at Posta Grounds in Bungoma.

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