Tiaty Member of Parliament William Kamket has expressed his unwavering support for President William Ruto while hitting out at government critics.
The Second time lawmaker chided those bashing President Ruto’s administration threatening to push for reforms to extend his term to 24 years in line with the late former President Daniel Arap Moi’s rule.
Speaking in Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Sunday, January 5, Kamket exuded confidence that William Ruto would be elected as President in the 2027 general election.
Kamket sensationally said they could tell President Ruto to extend his term despite the 2010 constitution clearly stating that one can only serve as president for two terms.
“President Ruto, you will be reelected for a second term. I come from Baringo County, and we know how to manufacture a President to stay in power for 24 years. If they joke around, we can ask you to extend your term,” Kamket said.
The Tiaty lawmaker castigated those accusing the government of state sponsored abductions led by Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya accusing him of abetting extrajudicial killings in the previous regime and fueling the unending insecurity in Kerio Valley.
Kamket lauded the government for silencing the guns in the North Rift that has been a troubled region since the KANU era by putting in place requisite measures to restore normalcy.
“What are you telling the President? That we have abductions here and there. Yet you are the one who abducted people. There are more than 100 people who were killed in Tiaty, extrajudicial killings.They were announcing empty operations,” he stated.
Senate committee rejected the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which sought to extend term limits for elected leaders including the President sponsored by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei following significant public backlash.
The Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee delivered its verdict during a session on Thursday, stating that it would be untenable for the Senate to consider the Bill further.
The Bill proposed increasing the term of service for the president, senators, MPs, MCAs, and governors from the current five years to seven.
The committee’s report emphasized the public’s overwhelming rejection of the proposal, noting that 99.99 percent of participants in the public consultation phase opposed it.
During the public participation exercise held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, over 240,000 Kenyans submitted their views, causing the Senate’s email system to crash due to the high volume of responses.
Currently, the Constitution limits presidential terms to a maximum of two five-year periods.
