“He Pretends Not to See Me”: Amisi Reveals Why Wetang’ula Ignores Him in Parliament
Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has accused National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula of deliberately denying him a chance to speak in Parliament, alleging that the Speaker still holds a personal grudge stemming from their political rivalry during the 2017 election campaigns.
Speaking during an interview with Obinna TV Extra on Monday, October 27, 2025, Amisi revisited an incident that allegedly sparked the bad blood between the two leaders. He recalled a tense political rally in Kitale during the NASA coalition days, where divisions between ODM and Ford Kenya supporters nearly turned chaotic.
“There’s a time he came to Kitale with the NASA brigade, and Wetang’ula told Raila there is no ODM in Trans Nzoia, that NASA would support Ford Kenya. Since I was in ODM, he put the Ford Kenya candidate to speak. But I stood right in front of him because they wanted to ignore me,” Amisi recounted.
The legislator said his defiance drew massive applause from the crowd, forcing Wetang’ula to let him speak.
“The crowd went wild. They started shouting my name the way people hail Babu Owino. Wetang’ula had to stop and let me speak for the rally to continue. Aibu gani hii! To date, he has never forgiven me,” Amisi added.
According to the Saboti MP, the fallout from that confrontation has since spilled over into Parliament. He claimed that Wetang’ula routinely overlooks him whenever he attempts to contribute to House debates, even when he has registered his intent to speak.
“He looks at me over his spectacles every time I raise my hand, pretending not to see me. So I can never get an opportunity to speak in Parliament for as long as Wetang’ula is there. If it’s a statement or question, I’m on the Order Paper. But when I just want to contribute to a motion, his eyes just pass over me like I don’t exist,” Amisi alleged.
Amisi further revealed that after the Kitale rally, he trailed Raila Odinga to a nearby airstrip to complain about being sidelined.
“I followed Raila to the small airstrip in Kitale, complaining, ‘Now what are you people doing to me? I am an ODM person,’” he recalled. “Then I heard him telling Junet, ‘Hapa tutanyang’anywa’ (We’ll be shortchanged here). That’s when I realized most people lie to Baba a lot.”
