Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has said he supports the move to drop Garissa Township MP Aden Duale as the National Assembly Majority leader.
He said Duale does not believe in the BBI, which is a project by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is also the Jubilee Party leader.
“A few weeks ago National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale publicly stated that President Kenyatta is being deceitful with ODM leader Raila Odinga in the BBI process, and that at an opportune time the President will throw Raila under the bus, to help Ruto. He has never refuted this very serious and baseless allegation,” Ngunjiri posted on his social media.
He thus said the party cannot have a leader who casts aspersions on the integrity of the President in Parliament.
“As we head into an intensely critical period of delivering BBI to Kenyans, that will call for mutual trust, honesty and humility between ourselves, Raila’s troops, and all our other (new) coalition partners. The man also doesn’t believe in the BBI,” the Kieleweke faction leader said.
“For this primary reason I strongly support the push to have him changed as Majority Leader of the Jubilee Party in the National Assembly.”
An ally of Deputy President William Ruto, Duale’s hold on the position of National Assembly Majority leader was uncertain after the Jubilee Party purged its leadership in the Senate.
Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen and Majority Whip Susan Kihika were replaced by Samuel Poghisio and Irungu Kang’ata, respectively, while Deputy Speaker Kithure Kindiki was ousted on Friday.
The National Assembly leadership is expected to follow suit following the sanctioning of the changes by President Kenyatta on May 11.
There have been attempts to save Duale from the ouster, with his allies saying he has worked hard in Parliament.
They also say Duale should be spared as he has not disrespected the President.
