Four lawmakers allied to Deputy President Dr William Ruto are crying foul after being locked out of president Uhuru Kenyatta’s event.
Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika, Nakuru Town West MP David Gikaria, Martha Wangari (Gilgil) and Samuel Gachobe (Subukia) had Tuesday gone to attend a presidential function where President Kenyatta was expected to issue about 68,000 titles deed to settlers in Njoro, Gilgil, Rongai and Naivasha.
Kihika says that they were barred from accessing on claims that they belong to another political group.
According to her, security officers were following orders from above.
“Earlier today the area MP Hon Gikaria and I were refused entry into a PUBLIC function where the President will be issuing Title Deeds to the people of Nakuru County.We were informed that orders from above are that we cannot be allowed entry because we belong to an Unwanted Faction!” Kihika posted on her facebook account.
Kikaria gave up and left the venue in a huff having told the officers to keep the meeting to themselves.
Gikaria lamented that his time will come when he will be then one vetting who goes in.
Charity Kathambi of Njoro also boycotted the meeting despite most of the beneficiaries being her constituents.
MPs Wangari and Gachobe were later allowed to enter the function following the intervention of the Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya to have them allowed in.
The RC sent Nakuru County Commissioner to go pick the two legislators from the gate.
This comes as the gap between the Kenyatta-allied Kieleweke faction of the Jubilee Party and Deputy President William Ruto-leaning Kieleweke teams widens.
The President was expected at the meeting around 3pm Tuesday
