{"id":32774,"date":"2021-08-03T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=32774"},"modified":"2021-08-03T13:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T13:40:57","slug":"mp-kajwang-demands-answers-on-ruto-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mp-kajwang-demands-answers-on-ruto-blockade","title":{"rendered":"MP Kajwang demands answers on Ruto blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Lawmakers have demanded an explanation on the protocol hitches that saw DP William Ruto blocked from leaving the country for Uganda on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang sought word on the role played by the protocol officers, saying their inaction exposed the Deputy President to ridicule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is so serious that a whole DP can be exposed to ridicule in a manner as we saw yesterday just because of failure on the protocol officers,\u201d the MP said.<\/p>\n<p>The MP on Tuesday said the Deputy President\u2019s office is constitutional, hence any protocol breaches that affect its operations are weighty issues that must be discussed.<\/p>\n<p>He also demanded information on whether MPs accompanying the DP &#8211; Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) and Benjamin Tayari (Kinango) \u2013 had the permission of the speaker of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other day three MPs went to a foreign country for a private visit. Once you become a public officer there is nothing private about your visit. I would want to know if the members notified the speaker of the National Assembly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kajwang\u2019, however, acknowledged his failure to raise the issue in a formal request to the speaker of the National Assembly for it to be debated.<\/p>\n<p>Presiding speaker Moses Cheboi said such information as to why the speaker has granted a member permission to travel or not cannot be disclosed to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>He said that on members having to seek permission, the only reason would be for purpose of attendance of sittings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an issue that should be discussed formally,\u201d Cheboi said.<\/p>\n<p>Kisii Woman Representative Janet Ongera said the Ruaraka MP \u201casked a very valid point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a matter of national importance. That a DP can be barred, we must know the reason. We are waiting for him (Kajwang\u2019) to raise that substantive motion so that we can deliberate on this issue,\u201d Ongera said.<\/p>\n<p>Kipkelion East MP Joseph Limo, however, accused the MPs raising concerns of ridiculing the DP following his latest circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><b>Edited by CM<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Lawmakers have demanded an explanation on the protocol hitches that saw DP William Ruto blocked from leaving the country for Uganda on Monday. 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