The Migori Assembly was a chaotic scene on Wednesday after MCAs allied to Governor Okoth Obado stormed the morning sitting and ejected North Kanyamkago MCA George Omamba from the Speaker’s seat amid growing tension ahead of an anticipated impeachment bid against the county boss.
Mr Omamba was in January ousted from the position of Deputy Speaker over “gross indiscipline and arrogance” after he questioned financial dealings at the assembly and the executive.
On Monday, he had moved to court and obtained an order reinstating him to the seat.
Wednesday’s morning session was running smoothly before five MCAs stormed the proceedings in protest, throwing out Mr Omamba and carting away the Speaker’s chair while accusing him of insubordination.
“You cannot take over the Speaker’s role. We are the same people who shoved you out due to your arrogance and we have not given nod. Leave that seat or we forcefully eject you,” shouted Kaler MCA Thomas Akungo before snatching the Speaker’s chair away.
Nominated MCA Mary Ogodo sustained a broken arm during the scuffle that followed and was rushed to St Joseph’s Mission Hospital.
Ms Ogodo and Mr Akungo fought over the Speaker’s chair which the latter was dragging away before she sustained the injury.
“He has broken my arm,” she cried as colleagues rushed her to hospital.
The ensuing melee also saw Ms Grace Oyamo, another nominated MCA, wrestled to the ground by God Jope MCA Mr Leo Lot.
The pro-Obado MCAs led by Mr Akungo had walked into the plenary and disrupted the session chaired by Mr Omamba.
The five were hiding in an office occupied by Mr Obado’s relative before they made their way into the assembly and started causing chaos, an assembly staffer told the Nation.
