{"id":629,"date":"2026-02-07T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2026-02-07T09:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:51:47","slug":"parliament-cheers-while-kenya-bleeds-otieno-blasts-mps-over-loyalty-chants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=629","title":{"rendered":"Parliament Cheers While Kenya Bleeds, Otieno Blasts MPs Over Loyalty Chants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By <strong><em>Jeff Kizzilah <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001643012.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001643012.jpg 559w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001643012-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Safina Party Deputy Leader-Designate Willis Otieno has sharply criticised Members of Parliament for chanting \u201cTutam! Tutam!\u201d in support of the executive, describing the display as tone-deaf amid w<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>orsening economic conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post on X dated February 7, 2026, Otieno linked the loyalty chants to Parliament\u2019s failure to exercise its constitutional oversight, arguing that lawmakers are prioritizing political loyalty over the urgent needs of Kenyans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile MPs chant Tutam! Tutam!, hospitals lack essential medicines, mothers are detained over unpaid bills, youth unemployment explodes, and our economy bleeds from every artery,\u201d Otieno wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He painted a grim picture of the country\u2019s social and economic challenges, citing strained public services, rising household pressures, and heavy taxation as evidence that Parliament is failing its oversight mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otieno\u2019s statements have ignited debate on the role of MPs in holding the executive accountable, with critics warning that political theatre should not overshadow urgent national crises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Kizzilah Safina Party Deputy Leader-Designate Willis Otieno has sharply criticised Members of Parliament for chanting \u201cTutam! Tutam!\u201d in support of the executive, describing&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-explainer-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=629"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":632,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629\/revisions\/632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}