Belgut Member of Parliament (MP) Nelson Koech has expressed that former president Uhuru Kenyatta should exercise caution when making public pronouncements.
He was drawing attention to remarks made by Mr. Kenyatta at a Sunday service in Mwingi, Kitui County, where he criticized President William Ruto for assigning the blame for his administration's failure and the weak state of the economy.
"I do not want to say much… not because I fear…I stopped fearing. We have been threatened, told a lot of things. Every time someone fails, they say 'Oh! Previous government," Uhuru told congregants.
"Tomorrow when women fail to give birth they will say 'You know Uhuru did it'. I don't know, but I am used to it."
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Speaking on Monday's daybreak program on Citizen TV, Koech told Uhuru not to try to shift the blame for the country's current economic crisis away from himself and accused him of being the only one who brought it on. This accusation came from Ruto's government.
"For Uhuru to come out boldly yesterday and say 'don't blame me' then he needs to be very careful on the statements that he makes, we are hurting because of him, he is the president we will want to forget," said Koech.
"Let him go and sit where he is and should not come out and remind Kenyans of who he was and people are clapping when Kenyatta is telling them that yet he is the one who singularly masterminded the failure of this country."
The lawmaker continued by saying that Uhuru should avoid getting involved in politics and devote his retirement to other causes.
This is the latest in a long line of political scheming by Kenya Kwanza leaders, who have frequently held the previous administration accountable for their current woes.
Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have said a few times that Uhuru's administration's shortcomings are to blame for Kenyans' current problems.
Several other officials have also placed the blame on the previous administration. For example, on November 14, after heavy rains caused leaks on the roofs of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen stated that the airport's state of disrepair was caused by subpar construction work done during Uhuru's administration.
