Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has claimed that President William Ruto and former president Uhuru Kenyatta, pilfered a total of Ksh7 trillion from the public coffers.
The Senator also claimed that Ruto no longer appreciates the role of Parliament in authorising key economic issues such as borrowing.
According to Omtatah, the president is currently running the country from his own pockets without the necessary parliamentary budgetary approvals in place.
Okiya Omtatah claims Uhuru and Ruto stole 7 trillion. Photo: Courtesy.
”Former President Uhuru Kenyatta was part of the theft, they (Uhuru and Ruto) stole a lot of money, which I’ve quantified at around Ksh7 trillion. He needs to come and tell us where that money went. President William Ruto is completely unhinged. He’s making decisions that defy logic and is running the country from his pocket. The budget doesn’t matter anymore,” Omtatah claimed.
He went on to state that the country needs to be alarmed by the pilferage and subversion of the law demonstrated by Ruto and his predecessor, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Notably, on April 26 the High Court directed Omtatah to serve Uhuru and senior government officials with a petition seeking their accountability over the country’s debt.
The directive followed a suit filed by the lawmaker and 8 others, which sought legal accountability from the former Head of State and top officials, including Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, over the massive debts accumulated.
