A member of parliament has called for the questioning of Deputy President William Ruto over the involvement of his office in the National Youth Service scandal.
Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno while speaking on Saturday said that the DP should appear before the Parliamentary Accounts Committee and withdraw his ‘protection’ of his close allies who have been named in the scandal.
“The DP is a former MP and he knows very well that the right way to make any arguments on an issue under investigation by a parliamentary committee is by appearing before that committee. He should stop wasting time and go tell MPs what he knows about the lost NYS money,” said Mr Ng’eno.
He further Ruto for attacking former Devolution CS Anne Waiguru, stating that it was useless.
“What was the reason for this sudden change? It is well known that in 2015, Mr Ruto totally protected Ms Waiguru and even blocked an impeachment against her by calling his MPs to withdraw their support. He should now explain to Kenyans what prompted him to change his mind,” he added.
While appearing before the Gumbo led commission, Waiguru linked Ruto's aide Farouk Kibet and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen to the Sh1.6 billion scandal.