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DP Ruto comes under fire over drought related deaths

ODM National Chairman John Mbadi addressing media at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

The political blame game over the ongoing drought has gone a notch higher after the Opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) hit out as Deputy President William Ruto over his remarks that no one had succumbed to hunger related causes.

DP Ruto came under a barrage of criticism from the party’s lawmakers, who claimed there is a deliberate attempt by the government to hide the truth from Kenyans on the full extent of the hunger situation.

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