A columnist now wants parliament to come up with a legislation that will block the president from speaking in mother tongue when attending public functions.
Rasna Warah, formerly with Daily Nation, argues that mother tongue is not a national language and that a law should be passed to fill the gap.
Warah, now working with The Elephant, was responding to President Uhuru Kenyatta's speech on Wednesday in Gatundu North.
"I think a law should be passed to prevent a president from speaking to Kenyans in his mother tongue, in particular, if the mother tongue is not a national language," she stated.
Constitutionally, a president is a symbol of unity and as such, he/she must portray himself as a unifying factor with the language being key.
In Kenya, English and Kiswahili are recognized as official languages. The country has a whopping 43 tribes.
On Wednesday, Uhuru reverted to his native Kikuyu language where he scolded MPs believed to be opposing his handshake with Raila Odinga.
"They see me silent and think ‘he is just there and knows nothing’. There is nothing I do not know and when the time comes, I know those who speak and they are not those who are speaking now," the President said.
He added; "Don’t allow people to keep telling you things like you are fools. You’re not foolish. And don’t allow people to make you look stupid to the point they must come and lecture you… that every time they come, it is just lecturing you on what you should do."