It may not be business as usual when Parliament finally resume following a two week recess.
The brewing war of words between members of the ruling Jubilee Party is set to take center stage with a number of members keen to turn Parliament into their battleground.
The March 9th. 2018 handshake between President Kenyatta and Opposition Chief Raila Odinga seem to have continued to break the Jubilee house with many MPs allied to DP William Ruto feeling that the President is slowly but surely alienating his Deputy even as the race for the 2022 elections hits up.
The anticipated face-off in the House comes against the background of alleged harassment of the pro-Ruto allies, the Tanga Tanga Team, which has been drumming up support for the DP’s 2022 State House bid.
They are angry over alleged withdrawal of security for seven leading lights, including a governor’s. Interior ministry officials and police insist the security was replaced, not withdrawn, but the affected politicians are not buying the explanation.
And even as they plan to stage a fightback in Parliament, sources indicate that 19 more MPs from the team could lose their security while others serving on House committees could be replaced.
It has been revealed that 174 legislators have been holding meetings and strategising on how to “teach” the Executive a lesson for allegedly mistreating them and failing to address their welfare issues.
An MP who sought anonymity said that the plans could only be shelved if Uhuru convenes an urgent Parliamentary Group meeting to forestall a damaging fallout in the party.
In particular, MPs whose security detail was allegedly withdrawn are demanding unconditional reinstatement failure to which a major showdown will be staged that could affect business in the House.