Former Njoro Member of Parliament Joseph Kiuna has lashed out at Kikuyu politicians who were hosted at Deputy President William Ruto's Sugoi home on Thursday.
Led by Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri, the delegation claimed that the meeting at Ruto's home in Uasin Gishu County was meant to foster unity between Rift Valley communities.
But Kiuna has taken issue with the trip, which he termes "tribal", noting that the leaders have better issues to deal with, which directly affect the lives of the people who elected them.
Speaking on Tuesday, he stated that they should be focusing on remedies to the worsening prices for agricultural produce and such matters, instead of pushing for personal gain.
"Our country is faced with tens of challenges including poor farm prices but instead of addressing this some MPs are leading tribal delegations for their own selfish interests,” Kiuna is quoted by the Standard.
The Sugoi meeting was preceded with another one between the Kikuyu leaders and their Kalenjin counterparts outside Silverline Hotel in Eldoret Town, where they shared mursik (sour milk) as a show of unity between the two sides.
Ngunjiri said that the unity is in a bid to avoid post-election clashes between members of the two communities ahead of the fast-approaching 2022 general polls.
"We, as Kikuyu leaders in the Rift Valley, better understand the problems we’ve undergone every election year and we can make our own decisions without pressure from any quarters. Our people should never turn against each other again,” said the firebrand lawmaker.
The group comprised lawmakers allied to the DP and who have been endorsing his 2022 presidential ambitions.