Drama was witnessed on Monday morning during a live broadcast of Citizen TV’s Daybreak show when two Members of Parliament from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) engaged in a heated debate over ideological differences.
The debate, which had been progressing smoothly with political panelists from both the ruling party and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), took a dramatic turn when Kiambu Women Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba, allied to UDA, alleged that members of the UDA party often received phone calls from an unnamed senior figure providing instructions on how they should vote in Parliament.
Wamuchomba referred to it as ‘a political cage’ in which former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua found himself while serving the government.
Laikipia Woman Representative Jane Kagiri, allied to UDA, was, however, quick to disagree while pointing out that Wamuchomba was lying to Kenyans.
Kagiri revealed that the only phone call she had received in her parliamentary time was a phone call from Wamuchomba convincing her to reconsider a motion she had presented to Parliament on the cost of electricity.
But before she could even finish her response, Wamuchomba quickly interrupted her, ”Hold on I clear my name, I would want her to show a printout of the telco I used with proof that I made a call. There is a CCTV in Parliament and I would want her to produce that footage,”
According to Wamuchomba, Kagiri was not being honest on the matter, insisting that there is evidence of her supporting the Laikipia Women Rep on her motion to reduce the cost of electricity in Kenya.
Sam Gituku, the programme moderator was forced to quickly step in to prevent the simmering tensions between the two lawmakers. He urged them to be factual in their assertions.
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