Senator Sifuna addresses accusations of skipping Ruto working tour in Nairobi
Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna now says it is not his obligation to accompany President William Ruto in his working tour of the city
Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna now says it is not his obligation to accompany President William Ruto in his working tour of the city.
The president has, in the past week, been traversing Nairobi assessing and launching new development projects.
In his company were elected leaders, ranging from the governor to the ward representatives.
However, murmurs came up over the absence of Senator Sifuna in the president’s tour of the city.
Perhaps due to the recent pact realised between Raila and Ruto, it was believed that the two leaders’ troops would shelve their differences and work together.
In his defence, the senator said that the Memorandum of Understanding the ODM party signed with UDA does not require him to be president in the president’s meetings.
He said he would be focused on his duty as he monitors the implementation of the MoU.
Raila ally clarifies reports of secret meeting with Gachagua
Top spenders on foreign travel as government hits Ksh3b in 6 months; Controller of Budget
Police boss jailed for two years for demanding Ksh.10K bribe
‘I have no problem going home,’ Supreme Court judge Isaac Lenaola
Kenya downplays Sudan ban on its imports amid RSF controversy
“I saw in the news that Senator Sifuna has evaded the president in his Nairobi meetings. There is nowhere in the MoU that it was stipulated that I must follow the president in his development tours. There is nowhere written that a senator elected on UDA or anyone else should follow my party leader. Everyone must stick to their roles. I will not be returned for another term because of the number of meetings I have attended,” Sifuna said.
Sifuna was among the signatories of the MoU formalised on March 7 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC).
Raila and Ruto oversaw the signing of the 10-point pact in which their parties agreed to implement the NADCO report and address issues such as unemployment and corruption while pushing for initiatives to strengthen devolution.
Isaac Mutuma to be sworn in as Meru governor on Monday
Former IEBC Commissioner shortlisted for Police Commission chairperson job
ORPP dissolves Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC party
High Court issues orders to government on GMO maize ahead of planting season
List of counties with lowest expenditure on development – Controller of Budget
Follow us
