Two rift valley MPs who are close ally of Deputy President William Ruto are afraid that President Uhuru Kenyatta will be in ballot in 2022.
The MPs, Kapsaret’s Oscar Sudi and Kimilili’s Didmus Barasa, expressed fears on Sunday that President Kenyatta may be dancing referendum tune in order to have constitution amended allowing him extend his presidency.
The jubilee MPs asked Mr Kenyatta to declare if he wants a term extension through a referendum.
They also dared the president to dissolve his government if he believes the allegations of rampant corruption.
“The President must declare his stand if he is advocating for a referendum to create room for him to contest for the presidency in 2022 so as to betray the pact he has with the Deputy President,” said Mr Sudi.
The Kapsaret MP cautioned Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) head George Kinoti against being used by certain individuals in the government to fight Mr Ruto in the name of corruption.
Mr Sudi’s Kimilili counterpart also claimed that the ongoing anti-graft war is a witch hunt engineered by leaders who are against Dr Ruto’s bid to contest for the presidency in the next General Election.
The Kimilili MP hit out at Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, accusing him of using the handshake to hide behind the war on corruption to fight Mr Ruto.
The Jubilee MPs were speaking during a fundraiser for AIC Kimoson Church in Kapseret Constituency on Sunday.