Kitutu Masaba MP Timothy Bosire has defended his actions to defy the President during the Thursday’s dramatic address to the nation that saw him refuse to stand in honor of soldiers who lost their lives in Somalia early this year.
Bosire who also doubles as ODM national treasurer remained seated even after the President ordered the house to observe a minute of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers.
But Bosire has defended his decision accusing the President of ‘being ironical’ in his statement during the address to the nation over the el Adde attack.
“I did that (defy) because the President has all along been ironical in matters security. He was in the coast busy campaigning when our soldiers were slaughtered and never even bothered addressing the nation the moment we heard the sad news,” Bosire said during an interview.
The first time legislator also accused Jubilee the government for allegedly failing to compensate several soldiers from his Nyamira backyard who have lost lives in Somalia since 2013.
“I am a bitter man and I did that in honor of soldiers from Nyamira who have never been compensated by this government," said Bosire.
"I know of 50 families languishing in poverty despite losing their loved ones so it could have been disrespect if I stood following a directive of someone who doesn’t care about soldiers,” he added.
He also took the President on the Garisa University College attack that saw over 140 students lose their lives in a deadly al-Shabaab attack.
“I buried three children from my constituency who lost their lives in Garisa. No government support was given," he said.
"The President was in Dubai watching Formula one and never thought of the incident. We have seen Obama (Barack) suspend officials trips when tragedy hits America but not Uhuru,” Bosire said.