Ejection of envoy from hotel faulted by Cord MPs
What you need to know:
- Cord MPs on Friday said the action was an embarrassment to Kenya
- The lawmakers accused the government of engaging in systematic efforts to destroy Kenya’s relations with Western countries
Cord has condemned Thursday’s ejection of senior British officials from an Eldoret hotel by the county leadership and demanded an explanation from the government.
Cord MPs on Friday said the action was an embarrassment to Kenya and was bound to damage its relations with Western countries and expose foreign officials to security risks.
DESTROY RELATIONS
The lawmakers accused the government of engaging in systematic efforts to destroy Kenya’s relations with Western countries, particularly Britain.
The minority coalition plans to raise the matter in Parliament next week and wants the National Assembly Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations to take it up.
FOREIGN POLICY
“Where is this coming from? Is this the new foreign relations policy of the Jubilee government? We want President Uhuru Kenyatta to come to Parliament and tell us whether Kenya’s foreign policy has changed,” Homa Bay County MP Gladys Wanga said on Friday.
Ms Wanga, who was accompanied by Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati and Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, said Cord feels county deputy governor Daniel Chemno, who stormed Sirikwa Hotel where the meeting was to take place, acted on instructions.
