{"id":15283,"date":"2020-10-02T19:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=15283"},"modified":"2020-10-02T19:08:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:08:56","slug":"muthama-khalwale-slam-president-for-office-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/muthama-khalwale-slam-president-for-office-abuse","title":{"rendered":"Muthama, Khalwale slam President for office abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: ERASTUS MULWA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Former senators\u00a0Johnstone Muthama\u00a0(Machakos) and Bony Khalwale (Kakamega) now claim President Uhuru Kenyatta has overrun other arms of government and is abusing power.<\/p>\n<p>The duo claimed the President was out of control, bullish and that he had even stripped his deputy William Ruto of constitutional duties.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the President had scared the Speakers of National Assembly and the Senate into submission and now controls both Houses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Uhuru, the economy has gone to the dogs,\u201d said Muthama, calling upon locals to persevere and wait for Ruto&#8217;s vibrant economy.<\/p>\n<p>Muthama\u00a0asked the President not to cling on power whilst Dr Khalwale slammed him for holding the Chief Justice in contempt.<\/p>\n<p>Khalwale said the president&#8217;s mistreatment of his deputy was the reason the DP skipped the recent Covid-19 conference. \u201cThe President is trying to suppress the Judiciary and thus not keen to heed to the CJ&#8217;s advisory to dissolve Parliament,&#8221; said Khalwale.<\/p>\n<p>The duo popularised the &#8216;Hustler&#8217; movement, urging locals to rally behind Ruto&#8217;s 2022 bid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: ERASTUS MULWA AfricaPress-Kenya: Former senators\u00a0Johnstone Muthama\u00a0(Machakos) and Bony Khalwale (Kakamega) now claim President Uhuru Kenyatta has overrun other arms of government and is abusing power. The duo claimed the President was out of control, bullish and that he had even stripped his deputy William Ruto of constitutional duties. 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