Wajackoyah's Roots Party Summons Justina Wamae

Roots Party leader, George Wajackoyah has summoned his running mate, Justina Wamae for a disciplinary hearing on Friday, August 26 at the party's head office.

A demand letter seen by Viral Tea accused Wamae of failing to adhere to the Constitution of the roots party as well as its manifesto over recent comments that downgraded the party, including those that claimed that Wajackoyah was supporting former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga.

Wamae was also accused of continuously and maliciously misrepresenting the position of the party and that of the party leader having blocked him and other party officials. 

"We have been instructed by the Party Leader, Professor George Wajackoyah (herein referred as “the Party Leader”), with respect to your position as the running mate to the just concluded general elections, and your current utterances both in the mainstream media and social media.

"That in line with the above and your failure to adhere to the Roots Party Constitution and manifesto, the Party finds it in order, to invite you for a disciplinary hearing on August 26, 2022, at 2:30 PM, at the Party’s head office," the letter read in part.

Roots Party also noted that Wamae has only been in the party for less than two (2) months and has not bothered to peruse the party’s constitution and the party communication guidelines.

In addition, she has been for the short term assisted by the Party Leader with accommodation and the official party vehicle during the campaign period.

"That you have in your utterances contradicted yourself on Citizen Digital and KTN and recounted the contradiction hence your allegiance to the party manifesto is questionable.

"That you have further made utterances that cannot be substantiated and which are against the party’s manifesto and purported to be the party’s spokesperson and on several occasions have been quoted by the media," added the letter.

It referenced the previous expose whereby she termed Wajackoyah as a mole for the Azimio coalition to affirm her position as a party and as the marijuana professor's running mate. At the time, she affirmed that she was only standing for the interests of women and youth, revealing that the public statement proved that top party officials can disagree with each other without escalating to tantrums.

She noted that she was not consulted despite her position in the party and her name was already on the ticket ahead of the elections. 

It also pointed out to a congratulatory message she made on Friday, August 19 whereby she not only congratulated William Ruto as the president-elect at the expense of the party but accused it of being chaotic during the electoral process on Tuesday, August 9.

According to her, they failed to deploy agents during the election period and instead lamented that their votes were subject to rigging.

On Monday, August 22 during a K24 interview, she made new bold claims that she had advised Wajackoyah against going to court to protest Ruto's victory given that they lacked the financial muscle during the process to build a strong case.

"As it is, we haven't had a meeting, because my boss had said that he is going to go to court. I spoke to him on phone and told him it wasn't viable given that we hadn't organised ourselves in terms of agent mobilisation.

"You cannot leave your gate open and still cry foul that your stuff has been stolen. So, we're still thinking in these lines," she noted at the time.

Justina Wamae conversing with George Wajackoyah outside Radio Africa offices. /THE STAR

She also poked holes at the Azimio la Umoja's decision to contest the results at the Supreme Court, noting that their actions were a reminder of previous elections whose results have been petitioned.

"A consultative meeting for all four presidential candidates was held at Bomas and surprisingly no one brought up the story of electronic means. The issue of contention was either the use of Form 34A Book 1 or Form 34 A Book 2. No one talked about the register; either manual or electric."

"Every election cycle someone has to go to court. That is what is in the minds of Kenyans. Is it a gimmick to stay relevant?" she posed.