POLICE EJECT MPs LINKED TO DP RUTO FROM NAIROBI HOTEL

Reports indicate that the Tangatanga members were scheduled to give a state of the nation address focusing on the debt crisis and the lockdown containment measures.

Former State House operative Dennis Itumbi complained that the meeting was canceled despite the MPs issuing a prior notice to the police.

Itumbi said that the presser would be held at the roadside citing the issues to be addressed as high-level priority .

“The police stopped the press conference by MPs from the Disease Infected Zone (DIZ) initially scheduled to take place at The Social House, Lavington Nairobi.

File image of Digital Strategist Dennis Itumbi in court in July 2019 Capital Group
The news comes as Kenyans raised concerns regarding the debt crisis after the government borrowed another Ksh255 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Kenyans online flooded IMF’s social pages to protest the approval of the loan with the hashtag #stoplendingKenya trending on Sunday and Monday.

Currently, Kenya’s debt stands at Ksh7.06 trillion which is equivalent to 65 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.

Further, a section of Kenyans and politicians have also raised concerns regarding the Covid-19 directives issued by Uhuru who instituted a lockdown in five counties (Nairobi, Nakuru, Machakos, Kajiado and Kiambu) terming the counties as red zones.

Kenyans online flooded IMF’s social pages to protest the approval of the loan with the hashtag #stoplendingKenya trending on Sunday and Monday.

Currently, Kenya’s debt stands at Ksh7.06 trillion which is equivalent to 65 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.

Further, a section of Kenyans and politicians have also raised concerns regarding the Covid-19 directives issued by Uhuru who instituted a lockdown in five counties (Nairobi, Nakuru, Machakos, Kajiado and Kiambu) terming the counties as red zones.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke