A section of legislators loyal to President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, February 1, vowed to oust Deputy President William Ruto.
Speaking to the Daily Nation, the group stated that they would move swiftly to impeach the DP over claims that he was in open defiance of the president.
"We are firmly behind the President and Mr Odinga. You can't fight both of them and expect to win. We will remove DP Ruto from office before he removes the president," Fafi MP Abdikarim Osman stated.
His sentiments were echoed by several other legislators who have been vocal in their support of Uhuru's handshake deal with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
According to the Kenyan Constitution, the deputy president may be removed from office:
(a) on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of the office; or
(b) on impeachment--
(i) on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or any other law;
(ii) where there are serious reasons to believe that the Deputy President has committed a crime under national or international law; or
(iii) for gross misconduct.
Vocal Cherangany MP Joshua Kuttuny sent out a warning shot to the deputy president and his allies dubbed Tangatanga, going on to assert that they were planning to fight them to the bitter end.
"They have been claiming they control Parliament, but after they failed to save former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu from impeachment, we now know they are only 11 in the Senate and this gives us hope.
"We know who has been fighting the president through proxies; we know who has been undermining the president; we know the enemy, and we shall be meeting with that at the back of our minds," he asserted.
Kuttuny was referencing to their planned retreat set to take place in Nanyuki on the very day DP Ruto's allies are set o hold their first BBI rally in Nakuru on February 8.
Kitatu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka, shared his counterparts' view on the apparent rift within the ruling party, Jubilee, going on to criticize the Uhuru's deputy for his alleged disobedience.
"He can't continue frustrating his boss, especially on BBI, which is unstoppable. I wonder who advises him. It could be that he likes hanging around young guys who will do nothing but nod their heads to whatever he says as they nourish their pockets," Onyonka claimed.
However, Belgut MP Nelson Koech warned his colleagues that if they attempted to force DP Ruto out, they'd be in for a rude awakening.
"I dare them because I can assure you it will not be easy. They can't get the numbers because William Ruto is not Ferdinand Waititu. It's impossible," he insisted.
President Uhuru had on January 31, fueled rumours regarding the rift between himself and DP Ruto by stating that he did not trust anyone.
In a thinly-veiled confession, the president revealed that he had lost his belief in his deputy and close allies who the head of state had delegated to aid in launching development projects.
Kenyatta, while speaking in native Kikuyu language at Kinangop, Nyandarua County, declared that he had taken upon himself the mantle to launch and inspect projects, after finding out that most of them had stalled.
