Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua has called out Senate Speaker Amason Kingi for comments he made at the funeral of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula's mother.
In a statement dated Saturday, January 4, Karua opined that the Speaker was an embarrassment to the legal fraternity after he called for action against those misusing social media.
According to Karua, the current laws are adequate, further noting that the recent abductions were unlawful.
"Absolute madness. Amason Kingi you are an embarrassment to the legal fraternity any person suspected of having committed an offence should be dealt with in accordance with the law not abducted or tortured," she wrote.
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At the funeral in Bungoma County on Friday, Kingi opined that there was indiscipline had increased given that some online users had opted to attack leaders.
He noted that criticism of the government was okay. However, personal attacks against leaders were unacceptable.
"Indiscipline has increased in our country and we are boosting that it is democracy. You can criticise this government but you cannot get personal," he stated.
Notable, other leaders have condemned the remarks made at the Bungoma Funeral. On his part, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna noted that the law Kingi was referring to was unconstitutional.
"If those who spoke are the people he listens to, Ruto is in more trouble than he knows. Freedom of speech cannot be limited beyond the limitations in Article 33," the Senator remarked.
"Even that Computer Misuse law those ignorant leaders have cited is unconstitutional. Social media is not the problem. The problem is the policies of this regime that continue to hurt Kenyans."
