Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi has criticised a section of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Rift Valley region over claims of using the troubled maize sector to oppose Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid.
Sudi claimed the rebel MP's are using the troubled agriculture sector to incite the Kalenjin community against the deputy president.
“We are aware of a wide scheme by our colleagues from Rift Valley who are working with the opposition to curtail the DP’s chance of ascending to the presidency by using the troubled agriculture sector to paint him in a bad light,” said Sudi.
The MP was speaking during the burial ceremony of the late John Kinyor, the elder brother of Governor Jackson Mandago at Kuinet village in Uasin Gishu County on Saturday.
Sudi further hit out at Moiben MP Silas Tiren, Cherangany MP Joshua Kutuny and his Nandi Hills counterpart Alfred Keter, terming them the biggest enemies of the Kalenjin community.
“It is unfortunate that some of our colleagues in Rift Valley have turned the troubled maize sector into a campaign tool to tarnish the image of the DP ahead of 2022,” added Sudi.
The Kapseret legislator called on Rift Valley leaders to sit down and focus on the problems affecting the maize sector instead of engaging in blame games and politicising the matter.