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Chief Whip Osoro dares Gachagua to impeach Majority Leader Ichung’wah

Sunday, June 16th, 2024 20:08 | By
The Majority Chief Whip in the National Assembly Silvanus Osoro and Majority Leader Kimani
The Majority Chief Whip in the National Assembly Silvanus Osoro and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah. PHOTO/Silvanus

The Majority Chief Whip in the National Assembly Silvanus Osoro has dared Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to go on and impeach Kimani Ichung'wah as the Majority Leader.

Osoro's attack against the second in command comes at a time when the wrangles in the Kazi ni Kazi party continue unabated. The South Mugirango Member of Parliament attended the same functions as Ichung'wah and one of them was in Mathira, a constituency the DP represented for one term.

"Unamng'oa kiti yake sisi tukiwa wapi? Wewe si ujikaze hata ufikishe wabunge watano. Uko na wabunge wanne kutoka area moja, utakuja ku manage aje Majority Leader wa National Assembly? Jaribu!

"Ichung'wah mwenye amekuja hapa kutuletea pesa ya kanisa, hata maombi ya father haiwezi kukubali. Huyu jamaa ametoka functions mbili na hii ni ya tatu. He is very hardworking. Jana tulikuwa Migori halafu wewe mwenye wabunge wanne ukuje kutishia Ichung'wah.

"Umtishie kwani tukiwa wapi? Eti makosa yake ni kusema tukuwe national na viongozi wengine wanakasirika tukisema tukue national wanasema tunawatusi," Osoro said in a statement on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

National Assembly Majority Leader and Kikuyu Member of Parliament (MP) Kimani Ichung'wah at Kugisingisi SDA grounds in Kuria West on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
National Assembly Majority Leader and Kikuyu Member of Parliament (MP) Kimani Ichung'wah at Kugisingisi SDA grounds in Kuria West on Saturday, June 15, 2024. PHOTO/@KIMANIICHUNGWAH/X

National leaders debate

Osoro added that the DP is getting wrong when he gets angry when he is challenged to be a national leader. On Saturday in Kuria West, Ichung'wah stated that the country needs national leaders and not tribal ones, an apparent attack on Gachagua, who has been championing Mount Kenya unity.

"Let me ask you, kusema Wakamba wapate barabara ni kukua national ama ni kukuwa tribal? Si ni national? Ichung'wah akikuja hapa aseme mpewe stima, hio ni kukuwa national ama ni kukuwa tribal?

"Ichung'wah akisema tuwache kutumia ukabila yetu ku blackmail president na kukuwa selfish, hio ni kukuwa national ama tribal? 

"Wewe unakasirika eti umetusiwa na watu wanakusaidia utembe ujue hata kuna Wakamba. Kuna watu hata hawajui kuna kabila zingine. Tembea hata ujue kuna Wakisii, utembee hata ujue kuna Wajaluo

"Sasa unakasirika unaanza kupangia Ichung'wah? Hio siku ukijaribu utajua Yesu ni Bwana, shetani ni kumbafu," the Chief Whip continued.

The infighting in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) comes a time when President William Ruto is in Europe for various international engagements.

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