By MN Reporter

Things could be going sideways for Migori Assembly Speaker Charles Owino Likowa as a section of members of Azzimio Coalition skipped his meeting today.

The meeting that took place at a hotel in Migori town was to bring together the speaker and the majority side of the house.

But speaking in Migori town after the meeting, Likowa said the meeting was to bring the MCAs together in a bonding exercise.

He added that he used the meeting to ponder over a petition at the Migori high court seeking to remove him from his seat.

The petition was lodged by Isaac Aluochier at the high court on several grounds among them, irregular election of the current speaker.

Quizzed over the number of MCAs who attended the meeting, the speaker said that only 36 members showed up. Migori Assembly has 42 members allied to the Azimio Coalition.

Likowa claimed that the petition came to him as a surprise as he was not enjoined as a respondent from the begining.

He termed as rumours claims that he had be thrown out of his seat and urged residents not to “rumour monger anymore.”

The speaker expressed confidence that he will serve as speaker for two terms till 2032.

However, Leader of Majority Party Ken Edward Ouma also termed as rumours reports that speaker Charles Owino Likowa had vacated his seat.

Ouma assured the speaker that members of Azimio were solid behind him.

Migori News has learnt that there could be trouble at the assembly prompting today’s meeting.

The number of deserters could also grow in the coming days even as the grueling court process continues.

Our little birdie revealed to us that untill now, there have been secret moves to oust the current speaker in the recent months after his election that were ‘silenced.’