Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri was on Monday, January 20, forced to surrender himself to the DCI over remarks he made regarding wrangles within the ruling Jubilee Party.
The vocal legislator was also ordered to surrender his firearms after he was done recording his statement.
"It is true I was summoned and I have just finished recording a statement. It is about my address to press concerning how government officials are treating DP Ruto. I have also been told to surrender my firearms which I will,” he stated.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on January 15, Ngunjiri had claimed that President Uhuru Kenyatta held a top-secret meeting with leaders and elders from the Kikuyu community at the Gicheha Farm, Nakuru on the night of Tuesday, January 14.
Ngunjiri then went on to claim that the president dished it out a total of Ksh4 million, with each leader pocketing Ksh 10,000.
"Uhuru held a meeting with 400 Kikuyu leaders. I hear he told them that he is working to create a position for them in government through the BBI, and each of the leaders left there with Ksh10,000" Ngunjiri stated.
The DP Ruto ally then went on to challenge the president to publicly make clear whether he had intentions of retaining power post-2022, insinuating that Uhuru was using the BBI as a vehicle to secure power.
Interestingly, the Bahati MP - a fierce critic of President Uhuru, had declared his willingness to go to jail for his unwavering support for Deputy President William Ruto.
Addressing the media in Nakuru on January 16, the MP made it clear that he would not back down in his passionate push to ensure DP Ruto would succeed his party boss.
“We are ready to pay the price in standing with the DP. They can arrest us but they won’t stop his bid. The BBI meeting in Kisii was Raila Odinga’s campaign using state resources the same way he turned the 2005 referendum into a political party,” he stated.
“It is shocking that the president is watching in silence as his deputy is being embarrassed. The presidential appointees cannibalising Ruto should know that tables turn. They are not elected leaders and won’t last long in those offices,” he added.
In a similar incident back on August 22, 2013, the MP's firearm licence was revoked by the government, after a scuffle between the MP and Traffic Officer Inspector Maria Mutheu.
He was given14 days to return four weapons in his possession which included a revolver, a shotgun, and two rifles.
