Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi has threatened to return the vehicle President Uhuru Kenyatta gifted him after the 2017 polls.
This comes in the wake of criticism he received after a section of Kenyans blasted him for making remarks that were interpreted as lacking gratitude.
Speaking in Meru on Saturday, Mwirigi said it is deputy president William Ruto who triggered Uhuru to gift him the vehicle and went on to add that he owes him no allegiance for the gift.
The sentiments saw him criticised heavily and on Sunday evening, he said he will be forced to return the car to get peace of mind.
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Mwirigi said CS Peter Munya has repeatedly chided him over the vehicle to seemingly blackmail him, something he said he is tired of.
"If at all CS Munya is speaking for the president, I may, for the sake of my peace of mind and independence consider returning the gift. I will not bear the blackmail by the CS anymore. And, If the attacks are an orchestrated plan to coerce me to change my decision, well it will be an exercise in futility," Mwirigi said.
He also denied claims that he has disrespected the president saying that is a creation of the people.
The MP said the president gave him the car and did not expect anything in return from him, something he is grateful for.
Mwirigi, however, said he has been attacked by several people for not siding with the president who gifted him a car, criticism he said will not make him change his allegiance to the DP.
"I will be very categorical on this issue. I have never insulted or disrespected the president in any way and I am not planning to do so at any time. But note, my allegiance to His Excellency DP William Ruto will not change at all."
