Home Bay Town Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kaluma has been at the frontline of castigating BBC over their recently released documentary dubbed Blood Parliament, which illustrates and showcases finer details of what transpired during the June 25 protests last year.
So upfront has he been with his criticism to the extent he has called on the government to ban the international broadcaster from operating in Kenya.
However, his stance depicts a stark contrast from a year ago, when he threw his weight behind the youthful Kenyans armed with flags, water bottles and masks as they staged protests in defiance of the finance bill.
Last year, the vocal MP expressed keen interest in the protests affirming that the children of Kenya must walk together to succeed where others failed.
As if not enough, the lawmaker announced plans to involve his children stating that any of his child who does not show up to the protests will undergo a DNA test.
“Any child of mine who will go to the streets with other children of Kenya this Tuesday to protest over-taxation and corruption will face DNA test! The children of Kenya must walk together to succeed where we failed,” he said on Monday, June 24, 2025.
However, in a change of tune, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lawmaker recently threw sustained outbursts accusing BBC of irresponsible reporting.
“BAN @BBCAfrica IN KENYA. The role played by the media in any democracy is too important to be discharged irresponsibly. The media can build greater democracy or destroy an otherwise stable state,” he said on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Kaluma strikes again
Kaluma who has been notoriously inconsistent, often changing his views after massive backlash, once again striked with a different opinion in support of the protesters.
Issuing a statement after receiving backlash over his previous remarks, Kaluma pledged to continue advocating for justice on behalf of the victims of the protests.
He reiterated the need for accountability stating that those responsible for the excessive use of force must be held accountable.
“We have spoken about Kenyans who found themselves in harm’s way during the Finance Bill 2024 protests. We will continue to speak for the victims until justice is done,” Kaluma stated.
The documentray which meticulously revealed finer details of what transpired including unmasking the shooters who gunned down unarmed civilians as they breached Parliament in protest against the controversial Finance Bill 2024 has continued to attract sharp criticism from Kenyans and members of the political divide.
Titled ‘Blood Parliament’, the 37-minute exposé, released on YouTube on Monday, 28 April 2025, reconstructs the events of that fateful day, employing 3D modelling, forensic video analysis, and eyewitness accounts to assemble the details of the shootings that shocked the nation.
