The Amani National Congress (ANC) party has joined the heated debate on the ongoing fight against the runaway corruption in the country.
This comes a day after Deputy President William Ruto told the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti to leave the job to the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC).
However, in a rejoinder on Monday, ANC Secretary General Barrack Muluka faulted the DP, terming the graft war a collective role that can even be handled by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
"This is a national menace and there is no one who has been disqualified from contributing in eliminating it. Each and every state agency can and should take part, even boss Wafula Chebukati can decide to join," he said.
He was speaking on Milele FM's Kivumbi Show on Monday morning.
Muluka also questioned Ruto's apparent discomfort regarding the matter, wondering why the DP and his allies appear restless after the government decided to seriously tackle the issue.
He observed that the DP had always been the first one to defend the government immediately after a scandal revelation, adding that the move is a bad demonstration.
"Its quite alarming that he is always up against any attempt to slay the corruption dragon and always finds himself at the center of each and every scandal. It appears that he is hiding something," he added.
Ruto and his team have claimed that Kinoti is being used by higher forces to implicate the DP and his associates in the scandals, with an aim of scuttling his 2022 presidential ambitions.