By PETER NG’ETICH pngetich@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Saturday, February 11 2012 at 20:54
Posted Saturday, February 11 2012 at 20:54
MPs allied to deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto want to move a vote of no confidence against minister Mutula Kilonzo.
The MPs said they want Mr Kilonzo removed from the Justice ministry for constantly speaking against Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto’s presidential bids. (READ:Mutula’s unenviable responsibility)
Addressing public meetings at Rongai, Kiserian and Ngong in Kajiado County, Nakuru Town MP Lee Kinyanjui and Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu said that they will make the Justice minister’s censure their first agenda when Parliament reopens on Tuesday.
The machinery
“We have put in place the machinery to remove Mutula who has been putting roadblocks against Uhuru and Ruto’s presidential bids,” Mr Kinyajui, who is also Roads assistant minister, said.
“We actually want the vote of no confidence to be the first agenda before prayers on Tuesday.”
Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto together with former head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura and radio journalist Joshua Sang are set to face trial at the International Criminal Court for allegedly masterminding 2007/2008 post-election violence.
Similar charges against Tinderet MP Henry Kosgey and Postmaster General Hussein Ali’s cases were dropped by the court’s pre-trial chamber due lack of enough evidence.
Mr Kenyatta claimed Mr Kilonzo was bitter with him after he told him to follow the law and pay taxes he had evaded during the Kanu regime.
“Mutula is bitter with me because I told him to pay taxes like any other Kenyan after the Kanu government was defeated by Narc in 2002,” Mr Kenyatta said.
He said he will not be cowed or intimidated in any way in his quest for the presidency.
Mr Kenyatta said the western world was trying to colonise Kenya by putting in place conditions to lock them out of the presidential race in favour of Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
“They can take away their donor funding because Kenya has enough money to fund its development programmes,” Mr Kenyatta, who recently stepped aside as Finance minister, said.
Mr Ruto also claimed the western countries were putting roadblocks against his presidential ambition because they wanted Mr Odinga to ascend to the seat.
“If they feel that they are so attached to him, then they should take him to their country and have him as their president,” he said.
Mr Ruto said Mr Odinga is the one who should have been charged at ICC for disputing the presidential election results.
“I was not a presidential candidate neither was Mr Kenyatta. So why are we being persecuted at The Hague?” the Eldoret North MP asked.
Tribal politics
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka called on Kenyans to shun tribal politics and remain united as a nation.
He said tribal politics was being used to divide Kenyans for the benefit of a few individuals. “We should remain united as one nation,” the VP said.
Others at the meetings were ministers Naomi Shaaban, Samuel Poghisio, Chirau Mwakwere, and Esther Murugi.
Assistant ministers Kazungu Kambi Cecily Mbarire, Jebii Kilimo and Asman Kamama also attended the rallies organised by Ol Kejuado County Council councillors led by the chairman Ole Kores.
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