Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has accused Deputy President William Ruto of weakening President Uhuru Kenyatta's government.
The vocal legislator noted Ruto is mandated by the constitution to be the President’s principal assistant, but said it was unfortunate he has resulted in 'fighting' the government in public podiums like he was in the opposition.
"Governments are not popular. However those who publicly attack a government are those who want it to lose favor with the public, and become illegitimate. This is usually done by the opposition so as to weaken the government in power in readiness to beat them at elections and take over," he said.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Wambugu said it was no longer a secret that the DP and his allies in the Tanga Tanga group were out to weaken Uhuru's administration following their sustained attacks on people he (Uhuru) appointed to help him deliver on his election pledges.
Ruto's team has been calling for resignation of three Cabinet Secretaries led by Peter Munya of Trade and a number of Principal Secretaries including Interior's Karanja Kibicho over claims they were planning to eliminate the DP.
"They are attacking Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and now the ruling party’s Secretary General! Clearly they want to weaken the government - why?" the first-time MP posed.
He made the remarks moments after Ruto launched an attack on Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju claiming he has shifted his loyalty from the ruling party to the opposition.
"So our democracy is so liberal that the SG of the ruling party has become the chief strategist of the opposition!! Maajabu (Wonders)" the DP tweeted on Sunday.