Makadara MP George Aladwa now says that Deputy President William Ruto's name should not feature anywhere in the ongoing fake gold saga debate.
Speaking on Saturday, the MP said that the DP has not been mentioned in the saga and should, therefore, not be dragged into the matter, unless there is solid proof to back the claim.
The opposition MP who is a close ally of ODM boss Raila Odinga, was speaking on Radio Jambo's Mazungumzo Waziwazi show.
"DP Ruto hayuko kwa maneno ya gold, hajatajwa na yeyote, yeye anafanya mambo yake (Ruto has not been mentioned in the saga and should be left alone. He is minding his own business)," he said on Radio Jambo's Mazungumzo Waziwazi show.
Similarly, he defended Ruto who was recently on the hot seat after defending Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu over claims of ballooning the 2017/2018 county budget.
The vocal MP argued that the DP was on point by telling off people who were bashing the governor after details indicated that he allocated monies for some responsibilities under the national government.
The DP came out in defence of Waititu, saying that he should only be questioned on things to do with the county and the national issues left to the state through its Cabinet Secretaries.
"Yeye hakumtetea Waititu, alisema tu awachwe ang'ang'ane na mambo ya kaunti (he only said the Governor should only be questioned on matters touching on the county, he never shielded him)," said Aladwa.
Raila and President Uhuru Kenyatta have been implicated in the new scandal, and while Raila on Friday came out to clear his name terming himself the whistleblower. Uhuru remains silent on the issue.