Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna says he has become a target in the Senate and the National Assembly after missing President William Ruto's State of the Nation Address.
According to the legislator, parliamentary speakers were told to silence opposition leaders to prevent them from speaking truth to power.
“For me, I am a marked man in that House. Both Speakers are under instructions to reign in on key figures in the Opposition to make sure that we don’t speak truth to power. You just say ng’we and are you are out for three months. You shout again and you’re out for six months," said Sifuna.
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Speaking on the Citizen TV show, Sifuna revealed that his absence was due to his doubts about Ruto's ability to accurately portray the country's predicament.
"I suspected that I was going to shout and say that, that is a lie," he stated.
The Nairobi Senator said Ruto should recognize the nation's concerns, criticizing the Kenya Kwanza regime for glossing over issues rather than reducing true Kenyan struggles.
Sifuna asked for an honest investigation of the country's problems, expressing worry that the government prioritizes international creditors over ordinary Kenyans' well-being.
"You can't tell us how happy the creditors you're going to repay are when people can't service their debts and are auctioned off every day." "Do Kenyans have to fall down and die for us to meet our obligations?"
