Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'oei has called out Saboti MP Caleb Hamisi after he claimed that the government was planning to use mineral fields as collateral for a Chinese government loan.
In a statement dated Wednesday, April 16, Korir opined that the comments were baseless and inaccurate.
He added that the comments were irresponsible, given that Hamisi was a member of the Foreign Relations Committee.
"Very irresponsible, baseless and misguided assertion from a member of the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee," the PS remarked.
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Earlier, the MP claimed that Kenya was trying to get a loan facility from China using mineral fields at the Coast.
"Reports reaching me are that China has rejected the attempt by the UDA government to borrow more money from China using the Taita Taveta mineral fields as collateral," he claimed.
"If proven to be true, this is an unacceptable move. Let us live within our means. Let's avoid committing any single asset of the Republic of Kenya in a quest to fund our misplaced priorities and grandiose spending."
This came after reports indicated that President William Ruto would be travelling to China after the Easter Holidays.
Notably, Treasury CS John Mbadi was also in China recently and met various government officials of the Xi Jinping administration
