Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has explained the reason behind her coolness towards Deputy President William Ruto.
This comes at a time when a number of her opposition colleagues have been attacking and bashing the DP for among others, his attacks on opposition boss Raila Odinga.
Speaking on Monday, the MP explained that she respects the DP's rank despite their political allegiance variations, terming this the reason behind her silence on matters to do with the DP.
She said that never at any point will she be seen attacking the DP, noting that despite their differences, there is still need for leaders to respect each other's political ranks.
"Mimi siwezi kumtukana Deputy President because he is the Deputy President, lazima tuheshimu cheo za watu (I cannot insult the Deputy President, he is the Deputy President. We must respect each other's ranks)," she said.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) parliamentarian was speaking on Radio Maisha's Bunge La Maisha show on Monday morning, where she also blamed the media for the rising political animosity in the country.
Passaris claimed that the media has been continuously digging into politicians with an intention of keeping the temperatures up, challenging them to instead focus on positive matters for now.
"The media pia waache kutafuta ukorofi katika viongozi na kuandika headlines za kupiga serikali (the media should stop pursuing mischief and writing headlines amied at attacking the government)," she said.
Passaris' remarks comes at a time when the Ruto and Raila camps are locked in a war of words, following Raila's implication in the Sh400 million fake gold saga.