Cherangany Member of Parliament Joshua Kutuny has once again found himself on a steep road with Deputy President William Ruto allies and supporters after accusing him of being behind the farmers' woes.
This is after William Rono who was a defence witness during Ruto’s trials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday claimed that Kutuny was plotting to revive Ruto’s ICC case.
But through a Facebook post, Kutuny rubbished the claims and termed them as malicious and propaganda being spread by the maize cartels.
“The cartels in the maize sector have started fighting back through propaganda in a bid to divert attention from challenges facing maize farmers. By introducing the ICC narrative, the cartels must know that their diversionary tactics will not stop us from fighting for the rights of the farmers. I want to put the same cartels that their days are numbered and it is just a matter of time they will be brought to book once the investigating agencies complete their probe into the matter which cartels paid millions of shillings at the expense of the farmer," says the MP in part of his lengthy post.
A screenshot of Kutuny's Facebook post. [Source/Lenny Croozy]
"I am aware that some busy-bodies and a number of cartels who are implicated in the maize scandal are working on crude ways of seeking public sympathy so as to divert the attention from keys issues facing farmers to ICC narrative. I want to put it to the cartels in the maize sector and their sympathizers that no amount of threats and intimidation will cow me or stop me for championing for the rights of farmers. The cartels must fall and be made to account for their role in the maize scandal," he added.
Allegations against Kutuny comes barely a week after him together with Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills) and Silas Tiren of Moiben linked DP Ruto to maize cartels.
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