Monday, June 24, 2024 – As the rage against the 204 MPs who voted for the contentious Finance Bill continues, Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe has confessed to the public as to what drove him to vote YES on Thursday.
Addressing a section of
residents, the MP justified his decision, saying that his vote was in favour of
his constituents so that they do not miss goods allocated in the controversial
budget.
He particularly pointed out that
President William Ruto had allocated Ksh600 million to his constituency for
developmental projects such as the construction of roads in the region and that
it was only prudent for him to support the bill.
"The president went overseas akatafuta dollar, na kwa hio dollar akatupatia hela kidogo, na hio hela kidogo ata akigawia watu wengine wenye wamempigia kura hawakosi.
"He gave
me Ksh600 million, kutoka kwa hio pesa, tumeeka kwa hii barabara yetu
tumeadvertise contractor, we want to make sure our road from Lurambi iende
mpaka hapo Navakholo iekwe lami, so anyone mwenye anauliza kwa nini nilipigia
hio yes, aambiwe that is the reason," he said.
The MP also justified that he
voted yes to the bill because Ruto had waived the 16 per cent cost on sugarcane
transportation for farmers causing a significant relief in the cost of
transportation and heightening profit.
He also explained that he agreed
to the bill on behalf of the 120,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers
within his constituency, to help curb unemployment in his region.
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