Ruto under fire over his drought comments that no one had succumbed to hunger | Press Review
22nd March, 2019
The political blame game over drought has gone a notch higher after Opposition MPs hit out at Deputy President William Ruto over his remarks that no one had succumbed to hunger.
Dr nbsp;Ruto came under a barrage of criticism from the lawmakers, who claimed there was a deliberate attempt by the Government to hide the truth from Kenyans on the full extent of the hunger situation.
Sack chiefs
Led by National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi (Suba South), the lawmakers also took issue with a decision to sack chiefs who raised the death alarm in their regions, arguing that the administrators were only doing their work.
“We are appalled by the recent denials and attempts by the Deputy President to lie to Kenyans that everything is fine and there is no cause for alarm. We are not buying this.
"Saying that news that people have died is "fake news", yet Government officials on the ground are confirming the same as true is very careless, irresponsible and insensitive,” the MPs said in a statement read by Minority Chief Whip Junet Mohamed (Suna East).
