Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo, who has been on record as an unapologetic critic of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday Dec 20, 2016 hurled insults at the president for reasons that cannot be objectively established. Enraged, Millie made a foulmouthed outburst which captured everyone’s attention.
The vocal Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MP went guns blazing at the first-time president. This occurred in the hour leading to a special parliamentary sitting. The sitting was over proposed laws related to the country’s electoral body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The movement (ODM) is against amendments to the IEBC law. The amendments would have an alternative voter identification and results transmission system in the forthcoming 2017 election. This alternative would be used if the current ‘digital’ system fails in certain areas.
After the dramatic scene at Parliament buildings, ODM MPs further tried to block the Speaker of the house, Justin Muturi, from accessing the chambers.
The sitting degenerated into a shouting match. It grossly exceeded the stipulated time, with no consensus reached by 8PM (at the time of publication).
The Speaker was forced to repeatedly educate MPs on the standing orders. Meanwhile, prime time TV in the country was hijacked by self-serving puppets amidst the commotion triggered by Millie’s foulmouthed tirade.
-Eric Gatobu
