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Kieleweke Members of Parliament
(MPs) have renewed impeachment calls for Deputy President William Ruto after
the National Assembly passed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill.
Speaking during a press conference
on Friday, May 7, 2021, the National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya
warned DP Ruto that he will be kicked out of government unless he toes the
line and respects President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In his statement, the Kipipiri
lawmaker argued that President Uhuru’s camp has the numbers to eject the DP
from office after a total of 235 out of 320 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted
for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) bill on May 6, 2021.
“Those who have been promised
wheelbarrows in future must read the mood. The ground is solidly behind the
President.
“We hope their leader has seen
the light and will stop defying the President. If he continues with his
defiance, these numbers give us confidence and we could escalate things to the
next step (impeachment) we have the numbers,” Kimunya warned.
The Kieleweke lawmakers noted that they only require 233 votes to impeach Ruto whom they claim had bragged of having numbers in Parliament.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Minority Whip, Junet Mohamed, cautioned that they have numbers warning that their numbers can impeach Ruto from his office.
“We are merely being
magnanimous. These numbers can lead to other things. They can make somebody
lose his job as provided for in the constitution. However, we are focusing
on peace building and wouldn’t want to try that route now,” Junet stated.
This comes after Ruto’s allies had dared
Uhuru and Raila allies to initiate the impeachment motion, declaring that they
had the numbers to defeat it.
“Let them not discuss the
impeachment of the Deputy President in bars, in funerals, and in their
apartments. Let them bring it to the floor of the House,” former National
Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale said.
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