Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has dismissed a proposal for a rotational presidency suggested by CORD leader Raila Odinga.
Mr Kuria yesterday said such a move would be tantamount to rolling back the gains the country has made in democracy.
The legislator wondered why Raila, who has fought so much for democracy, was now making an about-turn in his proposal that would see someone who does not command the majority votes ascending to the presidency.
"In democracy, it is a matter of numbers and whoever commands the majority carries the day," he said during a fund-raiser at Kaitheri Anglican Church in Kirinyaga County yesterday.
Kuria said unless democracy had assumed another meaning, Raila's suggestion should be dismissed with the highest contempt it deserves.
At the same time, Kuria hit out at his Mt Kenya region colleagues, whom he accused of not discharging their roles effectively in Parliament.
"Within the two years I have been in the august House, I have made serious observations on the calibre of MPs from the Mt Kenya region, some of who are yet to even make their maiden speech while others have proved to be political novices," he claimed.
He said he was always in a catch-22 situation when it comes to defending President Uhuru Kenyatta in Parliament and pushing the Government agenda as it ends up being his own show as colleagues from the region take a back seat.
And Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru claimed Jubilee has no issues with the Opposition's call for a rotational presidency.
He said the Jubilee administration was willing to adopt the system if it is made mandatory for party leadership.
Waweru said if the system is to be adopted, then CORD leader Raila Odinga should be the last one in the rotational list.
"It is just not about coming up with proposals and directives which favour you. As Jubilee, we have no problem with rotational presidency as long as it also implemented in party politics," said Waweru.
He said Raila should first implement the system in CORD by giving a chance to co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula.
"We also want to see Kalonzo having a chance to fight for presidency or Wetang'ula under CORD," Waweru said.
During the homecoming party for Suna East Junet Mohammed held in Migori County, Raila proposed a rotational presidency system, claiming it would give other ethnic groups a chance to hold the country's top position, which has been rotating between Rift Valley and Central.
He said one way of ensuring rotational leadership is to elect the CORD coalition come 2017 as it had support from Coast, Western, Nyanza, North Eastern and Rift Valley.
Waweru criticised Raila for of using the Independent Electoral Boundary Commission debate to gain political mileage without pushing for talks on the polls agency despite the committee being already in place.
"Then the narrative will change to registers and Biometric Voter Registration kits. Let him know that even if the registers and the list come from heaven, this time round we shall win with 70 per cent plus one," said Waweru at a church service in Kawangware.
