Irungu Kang'ata Tells Off Sen Malala During Heated Citizen TV Interview [VIDEO]

Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata (left) and his Kakamega counterpart Cleophas Malala.
Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata (left) and his Kakamega counterpart Cleophas Malala.
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Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata, on Tuesday, August 18, told off his Kakamega counterpart during a heated interview on Citizen TV.

While appearing on the Newsnight show, Malala claimed that Kang'ata had been using black mail to get what he wanted in the Senate.

"Senator Irungu Kang’ata is a very good leader but his biggest undoing is that he is a dictator…he has doublespeak…he is the ‘deep state’ of the senate.

"When he wanted the Nasa Coalition (National Super Alliance) to support his amendments, he threatened that if we do not support the amendments, then he shall be done or the Mt. Kenya region would be done with the BBI (Building Bridges Initiative)," stated Malala.

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Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala (in blue) resists arrest at his home in Kitengela, Nairobi, on August 17, 2020.
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In his response, Kang'ata declined to attack Malala despite confirming that he possessed dirt on him and acknowledged that the two had agreed not to get personal before the show commenced.

"I am a bit surprised by what my brother has said on national TV, reason being that he is my personal friend. Before we came to this show, we agreed on certain rules of engagement including not being personal.

"I know a lot about my brother (Cleophas Malala) which I will not disclose on national TV, I give him the liberty to talk lies and malign my name for no good reason but I will not be drawn into a personal fight," stated the Murang'a senator.

He further claimed that Malala's utterances were directed at attacking the personality rather than tackling the issue at hand.

The two Senators have been at loggerheads for weeks now regarding the debate centred around the counties' revenue sharing formula that has been adjourned for a record nine times.

Malala was arrested on Monday, August 17 for allegedly distributing face masks and sanitizers, a charge he argued was doctored to stop him from voting for the revenue allocation formula in the Senate.

In a statement, Malala accused Kang'ata of intimidating him. He claimed the Senate majority whip had threatened to freeze his bank accounts.

In an argument in the Senate, Kang'ata, despite supporting the adjournment of the debate after three senators were arrested, cast doubts that the state would arrest lawmakers on the basis of their work.

“We are no longer talking about the formula because we have jumped into the realm of politics,” he argued at the time.

Malala was released on Tuesday morning, August 18 after DPP Noordin Haji dropped charges against him. 

Below is the video:

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