No more roads for areas whose MPs oppose Finance Bill - Gachagua
Deputy
President Rigathi Gachagua now says Members of Parliament opposing the contentious
Finance Bill, 2023, should not expect any funds for projects such as roads in
their constituencies.
The
DP who spoke on Sunday during a church service at Leshuta in Narok County referred
to Saturday's harambee function he
attended at St Charles Lwanga Secondary School in Kitui County,
where Kitui Central MP Makali Mulu
said the Bill should be shot down.
“There is a lot of incitement around this whole Finance Bill issue. I was in Kitui yesterday and their MP spoke about cessation and people were clapping. And then soon after he was telling me they need roads, where does he expect the money to build roads to come from?” the DP posed.
“Some
of you leaders are lying to Kenyans, but know that if your MP is opposed to the
Finance Bill, they should not ask for roads,” he said.
At Saturday’s
function, Gachagua insisted that the Finance Bill, 2023, must pass as it is, arguing that it did not make sense to call on the government to build
schools, repair roads and set up other infrastructure, while at the same time
"refusing to have taxes increased".
"I am a
person who speaks the truth; people must give taxes to finance our capital and
recurrent expenditure... there was a call to recruit more teachers, who will
pay for this? I can't pay for it with my Ksh1 million salary... that money will
be gotten from the citizens" he said.
Gachagua went
ahead to take a swipe at opposition politicians from the Azimio La Umoja One
Kenya coalition who are against the bill, saying, "Even if you make noise
and put sufurias on your head, even if you reject the bill, thinking it won't
pass, you don't have the numbers and that's the truth, there's no need."
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