Moiben MP Silas Tiren during a past church event. [Photo|Silas Tiren]Moiben MP Silas Tiren has vowed to remain firm, following his election as the chairman of the National Assembly Livestock and Agriculture committee.Tiren issued a statement on Wednesday following calls by Deputy President William Ruto that he, alongside other elected committee chairperson should abandon the positions.Tiren made the following statement, in response:"MY STAND ON THE ONGOING COMMITTEE SQUABBLES.As it is, I am planning to attend a retreat next week in Mombasa as the chair of the committee as stipulated in the standing orders and having been clarified by the clerk of the assembly.I am a very a quiet person who doesn’t like trouble but at the same time I hate being taken for granted. If you rattle me in the wrong way then I will come out to make myself clear.I cannot be a pushover and I will remain chairman of the committee, as elected by MPs. They elected me chair the Livestock and Agriculture committee and there is no way I will be pushed out.My background in Agriculture and the passion I have in this sector will enable me and my committee deliver, I know most of what has been ailing this sector and we will seek to offer the most needed oversight and support to the concerned ministries so as we achieve the food security inline with Jubilee big four plan, and also for the farmers to improve their livelihood.I respect H.E William Samoei Ruto the deputy President and our deputy party leader and I shall accord him all the support, but also I was elected by the people of Moiben to represent them in Parliament and I wonder what I will tell them if I step down from this position which actually touches on their lives directly because they are farmers and I must remain steadfast and true to them. Visionary and accountability leadership."

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