Salasya seeks motion to censure Wetang’ula over bias, intimidation
Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has called on legislators to initiate a motion to censure National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, accusing him of bias, intimidation, and acting as an “agent of the Executive.”
This comes after Wetang’ula criticised him for failing to attend parliamentary sittings regularly.
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In a statement on August 20, 2025, Salasya questioned the Speaker’s neutrality, arguing that Wetang’ula has on several occasions shielded government business from scrutiny while frustrating the will of MPs.
He cited the Speaker’s handling of the controversial privatisation bill concerning the Kenya Pipeline Company, claiming Wetangula used “technicalities” to prevent MPs from voting it down.
“We need to start to discuss the conduct of the speaker of the national assembly, whether he is a neutral referee or an agent of the executive . I urge members of parliament to censure a motion to discuss Speaker Wetangula,” he stated.
The legislator further accused Wetangula of engaging in executive activities such as promoting government initiatives like the Women Economic Empowerment programme, which he termed as “hoodwinking Kenyans”.
“How can a speaker use technicalities to evade members from shooting down the privatisation bill of the Kenya pipeline, and a speaker who is involves in executive activities of hoodwinking Kenyans through the lies of women’s economic empowerment?” he posed.
Additionally, he accused the Speaker of intimidating MPs, alleging that Wetangula once mocked him as a “TikToker” on the floor of the House
“And a speaker who intimidates members like Salasya as a TikTokker on the floor of the house. Wetangula must apologise ama tuanguke na yeye,” he added.
In a statement shared on his X account on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the lawmaker dismissed Wetang’ula’s concerns, insisting that his political vision and ambitions placed him in a different category from other legislators.
He argued that, unlike his colleagues, he was focused on a much larger mission, positioning himself as a future presidential contender.
Salasya maintained that it was unfair for the Speaker to compare him with MPs who, in his view, lacked similar aspirations. He described himself as the most influential youth leader in the country and suggested that his ambitions justified the path he had taken in politics.
“Speaker Wetang’ula needs to understand Peter Salasya is a presidential aspirant and the most influential youth in this country, and so trying to compare me with other legislators who are not ambitious like me is wrong, Mr Speaker,” Salasya said.
