Senator Nyutu to Ruto: Tell us why you are purging Mt.Kenya region

According to Nyutu, political leaders allied to President Ruto have been mounting blame on the region after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted.

Nyutu argued that President Ruto has failed to uphold political decorum, allowing his allies to castigate the region which played a significant role in propelling him to power.

"We want him to come with an answer on why he is targeting us as a region, why he has set loose his attack dogs to call us tribalists when we voted for him," he said speaking to Citizen TV on Thursday.

"When did we start becoming tribalists? What did we do to him such that anytime we point out something wrong the government is doing to us we are called tribalists? Let him tell us why he is doing a purge against people of our region."

Nyutu believes that President Ruto will fail to secure power for a second term if he continues allowing the censure malady.

"We want him to tell us whether he knew all this time as we were voting for him that he was using us to get in government which he was going to use to isolate and punish us," he added. 

Since his ouster, Gachagua launched an offensive against the President and his administration over what he has termed poor governance.

He even warned the President against purging Chief Justice Martha Koome, warning that he would never be welcome in Meru.

The State has fired back by demoting Gachagua's allies from Parliamentary positions.

National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro relegated at least 5 Gachagua-leaning MPs to members of the services and facilities committee concerned with catering services for the legislators.

They include Githunguri legislator Gathoni Wamuchomba, who has been chairing the constitution implementation oversight committee; Roysambu MP Mwafrika Augustine Kamande who skipped President William Ruto’s Sunday service in his constituency; Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara, who has been in the lands committee; and Mumias East MP Peter Salasya.

Others who fell from glory and downgraded to less powerful House committees include Embakasi North MP James Gakuya, who is now a member from being a chairperson of the trade committee; Gatanga MP Edward Muriu, Juja MP George Koimburi, and Kajiado North lawmaker Onesmus Ngogoyo. They were all moved to the Parliamentary broadcasting and library committee.

In the Senate Gachagua's sympathizers and friends were kicked out of powerful committees.

They include Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu, Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa, Nyandarua’s John Methu, Kirinyaga’s james murango, and Kajiado’s Kanar Seki.