Mourners booed Kieni Member of Parliament Kanini Kega at a funeral as he tried to defend the high fuel prices and the skyrocketing cost of living.
The MP was defending himself after Laikipia Woman Representative Cate Waruguru called him out for being a sycophant to President Uhuru Kenyatta and always painting a picture of how rosy things are, even as Kenyans continue to suffer.
“Those who surround Uhuru like Kanini Kega, stop lying to him that things are good. Kenyans are hurting, and it's true. I am stating this because we have notorious brokers who like bragging that they speak with the President regularly.
“If you speak to the President often, why don't you tell him that things are bad and the cost of gas and fuel is very high,” Waruguru slammed Kanini Kega while attending a funeral on Friday, September 24.
Kega tried to defend himself, saying that leaders should be problem solvers and not whiners. He took a swipe at speakers who had spoken before him, saying they should know better and that the current situation can only be solved through parliament.
“Let's be problem solvers. Solutions are made in parliament and not in public functions like burials,” said Kega, insinuating that Kenyans should brace themselves for tough times because the solution would require time and sobriety among members of parliament.
Kega, chairman of parliament's National Budget Committee, had attempted to justify the high cost of living, only to be silenced by loud jeers from mourners who would hear none of it.
Kenyans have been up in arms, demanding the president to address the issue of high fuel prices, which has consequently led to high cost of living.
Many have been questioning why fuel is so expensive in Kenya yet cheaper in neighboring landlocked countries.
Experts have pointed an accusing finger at the government, accusing the president of ruining the economy with his high tax regime, among others.
