National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has criticized former President Uhuru Kenyatta over his outburst against the government on Friday night.
Speaking in Vihiga on Saturday, the MP dismissed Kenyatta’s assertion on a targeted campaign to intimidate his security agencies to discharge their mandate without fear or favour.
“This other issue of protests and demonstrations, we allow the president to take stronger stance against them because you can’t tell other people’s sons to go for demonstrations and they get hurt as you protect your sons in Nairobi,” he said.
Ichung'wah continued to attack Kenyatta, accusing him of supporting disturbances to undermine the government.
Further, he noted rumours that Kenyatta's son Jomo may have 20 guns and that the police were trying to enter his house.
“Why do you have firearms in your house? What battles are you fighting in your house?” the House Majority Leader posed.
Ichung'wah attacked Kenyatta for praising the smooth transition of power to Ruto, whose presidential run he opposed, about Kenyatta's words, arguing that the retired President had just carried out his constitutional duty.
“You handed over power because the constitution obligates you to hand over. You never did us any favor; all we are asking you is to respect the Constitution,” he said.
Additionally, he accused Kenyatta of sabotaging Ruto’s economic recovery plan to create jobs for the youth, who he claimed are being misused to destroy property during the anti-government demonstrations.
“While the president is creating jobs you are complaining that he (Ruto) is disturbing your mother,” he remarked.
The claims follow a news conference by the former president on Friday at the Karen residence of his son after he claimed the DCI agents arrived in a vehicle bearing foreign number plates with the intent to raid the home.
He claimed that the State had harassed his family, citing purported Friday visits by detectives to the home of his son Jomo in Karen.
