• Muturi said some issues raised by politicians at rallies and funerals could be easily addressed in Parliament, where laws are legislated
• Ruto and allies say the war on graft targeting certain individuals and communities
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has told off politicians against attacking public servants.
He said some issues raised by politicians at rallies and funerals could be easily fixed in Parliament, where laws are made.
“When politicians make scathing attacks on defenseless public servants, it is interpreted to mean they have no respect to the authority that appointed them to such positions,” Muturi said at PCEA Church, Ngurubani town, Kirinyaga.
His remark came after DP William Ruto and his allies accused the DCI of intensifying a flawed war on graft targeting certain individuals and communities. They warned the agency against focusing on corruption cases.
But Muturi said politicians risk putting the country in an electioneering mood more than three years ahead of the next General Election.
He said some issues politicians raise at public rallies and funerals could be easily addressed in Parliament, where laws are legislated.
Muturi, MPs Jane Kihara (Naivasha), Kabinga Wachira (Mwea), Geoffrey Kingangi (Mbeere South) and Halima Mucheke (nominated) suggested that the CDF be shared based on population. The lawmakers accompanied Muturi to a fundraiser.
Wachira questioned why his constituency, with a population of more than 200,000 people, should get the same amount as those with 50,000 residents.
And appreciating the handshake deal between ODM leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kihara cautioned the Head of State against siding with Raila “at the expense of the Jubilee”.
“Raila found a well-established Jubilee family a year ago, but you can see the mess he has caused to some of its equal partners by tearing our party apart,” she said.
She denied claims that some Mt Kenya leaders have been disrespecting the President.