As the war of words continues to take center stage in the fight against corruption, a section of Rift valley legislatures have devised a new opinion to deal with Uhuru’s alleged war on corruption.
The MPs allied to DP William Ruto now want the president to dissolve the government following the rampant corruption allegations facing his administration.
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The move comes days after politicians from the opposition backing Opposition chief called for the resignation.
Led by Senate Minority leader James Orengo and Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, the politicians called for the DP’s resignation instead for allegedly opposing the war on corruption.
Some Jubilee leaders also want Mr Odinga to retire from politics as the war of words between Dr Ruto and the ODM leader escalated Sunday.
Dam scandal meant to divert attention away from JKIA takeover ~Oscar Sudi pic.twitter.com/wO01BtOixd— Augustine Sang 🇰🇪 (@Sang_254) March 3, 2019
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa and his Kapseret counterpart Oscar Sudi claimed the current war on corruption is a witchhunt engineered by leaders who are against the DP’s candidature for the presidency in 2022.
Mr Barasa hit out at the ODM chief for using the handshake and the war on graft to fight Dr Ruto.
The Kimilili MP and Mr Sudi dared President Kenyatta to take a bold move and dissolve government.
“If President Kenyatta believes corruption is rampant in his government then he ought to dissolve it and call for a fresh election to weed out leaders perceived to be corrupt,” said Mr Barasa.
Mr Sudi told the President to declare his stand on the proposed referendum.
“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 and to betray the pact he has with the Deputy President,” Mr Sudi said.
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Mr Sudi cautioned the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti against being used by certain individuals in government to fight Dr Ruto.
“The work that is being done by Kinoti in the name of fighting corruption is not genuine. He is being used as a pawn in the alleged war on corruption. If he is not careful he will be used and dumped the same way the former ECK (Electoral Commission of Kenya) chairman Samuel Kivuitu was treated,” Mr Sudi said.
Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago, who was also present, questioned the manner in which the anti-graft war is being fought, saying some people in government who are not comfortable with the DP are manufacturing scandals to portray him as a corrupt leader.