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Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji and national government's Head of Creative Economy and Special Projects Dennis Itumbi took on each other over the protests witnessed in Embu town on Friday, December 27.
The duo met at the Birthday Girl Movie Premiere event at the Winter Villa Resort.
Taking to the stage, Mukunji castigated the state for allegedly undertaking the spate of abductions witnessed in the country in the recent past.
He was referencing the abduction of blogger Billy Mwangi on December 21.
Mukunji criticised the government for going after civilians who are exercising their rights and freedom of expression.
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He demanded that the state release the blogger within a day lest the public would act.
"We have given the police 24 hours to produce Billy Mwangi safe and sound. Because when one of us is harmed, then all of us are harmed," he said.
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However, defending the government, Itumbi faulted the lawmaker for misleading the public.
While noting that abductions were atrocious, Itumbi said it was ill-advised for the MP to incite the public against the government.
He urged him to portray leadership and push for investigations in a civilised manner.
"This is your government. You were elected under the ticket of this government. Don't demonstrate against us. Lead us, and we will get behind you. We will visit the families and support them, and then push the government to do its bit of investigation. Ultimatums never produce results," said Itumbi.
On Friday, December 27, Embu residents gathered in the streets of the town to protest the disappearance of the blogger.
They lit bonfires and barricaded the roads to express their rage against the atrocities by people believed to be state agents.
Mukunji showed up to calm them in their quest for justice.
He advised them against disrupting businesses, promising to lead the efforts to find the missing blogger.
