Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang Demands Answers on DP Ruto’s Blockade
MPs have demanded an explanation on the protocol issues that saw DP William Ruto barred from leaving the country for Uganda on Monday.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang sought word on the role played by the protocol officers, saying their inaction exposed the Deputy President to mockery.
“It is so serious that a whole DP can be exposed to ridicule in a manner as we saw yesterday just because of failure on the protocol officers,” the MP said.
The MP on Tuesday said the Deputy President’s office is constitutional; hence any protocol breaches that affect its operations are weighty issues that must be discussed.
He also demanded information on whether MPs accompanying the DP - Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) and Benjamin Tayari (Kinango) had permission from the speaker of the National Assembly.
“The other day three MPs went to a foreign country for a private visit. Once you become a public officer there is nothing private about your visit. I would want to know if the members notified the speaker of the National Assembly,” he said.
However, MP TJ Kajwang acknowledged his failure to raise the matter in a formal request to the speaker of the National Assembly for it to be debated.
Presiding speaker Moses Cheboi said such information as to why the national speaker has granted a member permission to travel or not can be disclosed to anyone.
