Mathira MP, Ephraim Maina is an engineer and a shrewd businessman. But on Thursday, he appeared to be losing his wits, and the gods were not on his side either.

After all, the Almighty has been with him in the business ventures for long.

Maina was furious that Roads Minister Kipkalya Kones terminated a contract that Kirinyaga Contractors and others were engaged in.

On the one side he was accusing the minister of bringing politics in "my company," and on the other, he was at pains claiming he does not own the company and is only a shareholder.

"I hold shares in many companies," he said.

Not satisfied, he took the fight to the media and castigated them for reporting what was said on the floor.

"Mr Speaker Sir, I seek protection from the damage the newspapers are doing," he pleaded.

It got funnier when he wondered how the country could be developed if indigenous companies were put on the line.

Clearly, the 'contractor' was defending his ownership of the company and protecting his company from bad publicity, but he could not take one concrete path.

Instead, the Biblical Tower of Babel played out in the august House.

The victim: Ephraim Mwangi Maina, owner, nay, and shareholder, Kirinyaga Contractors.