Two Azimio lawmakers took on their colleagues from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA ) party over their statements on the state of the economy during a live Citizen TV interview outside Parliament.
During the interview hosted by Stephen Letoo, Bomet East lawmaker Richard Yegon had been questioned over his stand on the concerns of kenyans over the performance of President William Ruto one year into office.
In his response, the UDA MP maintained that Ruto was doing well noting that the economy had been affected by various economic factors across the globe.
According to Yegon, the uproar among opposition leaders was normal and would subside in due course after Ruto's economic policies started earning fruit. He also alleged that the economy had been affected by graft witnessed in the previous regime.
"When Uhuru came in people said Kibaki was much better. Now we have Ruto and people are saying the same thing. This will continue. The people who are complaining are the same people who went with all the money. I think the president has done his best," Yegon stated.
However, Yegon's sentiments did not sit well with his Budalangi colleague Raphael Wanjala who termed the current administration as a lamenting administration.
"They are just telling us stories. Ruto is thriving in lies. He said that he has secured jobs in Germany. He has not told us the specific categories and the number of jobs in each category. We have not seen anyone going there.
"You (Yegon) are saying people went with money, apprehend them. The book of lamentations is over. You are in power," Wanjala opined.
Bumula MP Wamboka Wambani of Azimio also joined in the conversation to condemn the remarks of Yegon expressing that Kenyans were not expectant of Ruto's State of the Nation Address.
Wambani opined that Ruto had broken the history of the Presidency over his numerous promises that were not being fulfilled.
"He promised 350,000 jobs and they are not there. He promised to reduce taxes and there is nothing. Even now IDs have to be paid for. To die in Kenya is now very expensive because he has placed taxes on everything," he opined.
Seeing that Yegon was being overpowered in the debate, Kesses MP Julius Rutto also stepped in to defend Ruto, a move that saw the MPs get wild forcing the Citizen TV journalist to call the interview into order.
Ruto is expected to address the nation amidst ongoing uproar over the high cost of living.
Notably, the address scheduled for today comes a day after Interior CS Kithure Kindiki gazetted new fees for various government services including issuance of IDs which will be done at Ksh1,000.
On the other hand, there is ongoing concern over a looming cost of fuel which is hinted to reach the Ksh300 mark in the coming months following revelations by Energy CS Davis Chirchir.
