Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thang'wa and his Nyandarua counterpart John Methu have spoken out moments after being removed from their respective Senate committees.

Senator Karungo, in a statement on Thursday, said he had no regrets about being dismissed as the Chairperson of the Roads and Transport Committee, adding that the move instead granted him more time to serve Kenyans.

While appreciating the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party leadership in the Senate, the legislator revealed that he expected the purge and that his removal from the parliament role granted him the leeway to criticise President William Ruto's administration. "I knew it would happen!

I expected it!