Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has given a condition that he stated would save Deputy President William Ruto from a looming impeachment.
Wambugu regretted that the country had come to the point of considering the ousting of an elected leader but added that the DP had a way out of the political quagmire.
In a post on his social media platforms on Wednesday, March 11, Wambugu stated that if the DP agreed to stick to his role and follow President Uhuru Kenyatta's orders, then he was likely to survive the political storm.
He stated that DP Ruto's defiance of Uhuru's directive was what had also landed him in trouble with the Members of Parliament.
"It’s unfortunate that we are even thinking about impeachment. We should not be here. The DP needs to take a step back and analyse the conflict that’s coming from him trying to be deputy president and 2022 presidential candidate.
"This is what is leading to calls for impeachment. Let him on his own initiative, decide which role he will give up because he clearly cannot carry out both in the circumstances. Then let him voluntarily give it up," he added.
The controversial legislator further clarified that he only shared a difference of opinion with DP Ruto and not a personal one.
"My political differences with William Ruto are not personal. They come from his inability to distinguish his roles as deputy president, and his ambitions as a 2022 presidential candidate.
"This conflict has seen him refuse to follow his boss’ (Uhuru Kenyatta) instructions to not engage in premature campaigns. I have a problem with this," he stated.
The legislator also weighed in on the upcoming BBI rally scheduled to be held in Nakuru County on March 21, 2020.
He insisted that DP Ruto had always been welcome to participate in the rally but he had flatly turned down the initiative, which he sees as detrimental to his 2022 presidential ambitions.
"Nothing stops Deputy President William Ruto from being part of BBI. It is just very unfortunate that he has chosen to see it as a barrier to his 2022 presidential bid rather than as an opportunity to unite Kenyans, which would also benefit his own personal ambitions when we get to 2022," he opined.
