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"I'm warning my colleagues from opposition to stop exuding grandiose and arrogance while addressing Kenyans in public."


Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has warned his colleagues in the opposition against exuding arrogance while addressing Kenyans in public.

In a statement on Tuesday, December 3, Amisi told the leaders that they may be reaping from the government but the sweat of opposition supporters goes beyond their political lives.

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lawmaker maintained that the opposition leaders can put across their views without abusing the public.

"I'm warning my colleagues from opposition to stop exuding grandiose and arrogance while addressing Kenyans in public. You may be reaping big from the government as an individual, but remember, the decades-long of blood and sweat opposition supporters have endured goes beyond your life in politics.

"You can put your point forward without abusing the very citizens from whom you draw your legitimacy. You make our political wing look bad and, by extension, valueless to any political cause in the future. Please be guided," Amisi remarked.

Caleb Amisi.

His remarks follow claims by National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed, who stated that the government is struggling to deliver services to the people due to obstacles created by certain individuals.

Speaking in Taita Taveta County on Monday, Junet maintained that even in a home, a man does not ask for permission from his children when he wants to do something.

“The government is elected to bring development to the people. If the government gets obstacles in the process, when will it work? When you want to do things in your home, do you ask for permission from people? You might ask your wife for permission, but not your children, your father or grandfather. This must stop,” Junet stated.