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The MPs insisted that every Kenyan has a constitutional right to live, work, own property and conduct business in any part of the country without discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The leaders maintained that they were not interested in further explanations from Omar and instead demanded his immediate exit from the powerful party position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As leaders, we demand immediate resignation; we do not want explanations. We have rejected the half-hearted apology,” Kagiri stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanjiku warned that Mt. Kenya leaders were prepared to escalate the matter to President William Ruto if no action is taken against Omar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We cannot continue to be members of UDA if he continues to serve as Secretary General,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On her part, Ng’ang’a said Omar had lost the confidence of a section of party members and leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As members of UDA, we are not comfortable with him continuing to sit as our Secretary General. We need leadership that can unite members and the country,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest fallout exposes growing cracks within the ruling party as political realignments begin to emerge ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Omar, however, defended himself on Sunday, saying his remarks had been taken out of context and misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said his comments were meant to address long-standing historical land injustices affecting the Coast region and were not intended to target or offend any community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My comments were never intended to demean, offend, or target any community,” Omar said while issuing an apology to those who may have been offended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The controversy followed remarks Omar made during the recent nationwide fuel strike protests, where he accused sections of the transport sector of bias and warned against leaders he claimed were inciting unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Members of Parliament allied to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) from the Mt. Kenya region have intensified pressure on the party’s Secretary General Hassan Omar, demanding his immediate resignation over remarks they described as divisive and ethnically inflammatory. Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday, the leaders, led by Kiambaa MP John Njuguna Wanjiku, Thika […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n