Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya on Monday, January 20, stole the show in his constituency as he openly called out William Ruto’s administration in the president’s presence.
The head of state is currentlyin Mumias for the historic commissioning of the first-ever bonus payments to sugarcane farmers.
Salasya who took the podium, faulted the government systems urging President Ruto to seek better allies, accusing some Kenya Kwanza leaders of ill-advising the Head of State.
Salasya stated,” I want us to ask one thing, where is the money we are giving these farmers coming from? We need to know where it has come from because it was not on our budget,”
He added, “When you involve stakeholders, things will work. Because we never involve stakeholders in public health decisions. I want to ask you Mr President to hire me as your advisor because your people are not being honest with you.”
Without mentioning names, Salasya boldly alleged before the president that his government was being run down by cartels, who posed a danger to his administration’s legacy.
“They’re telling you SHA (Social Health Authority) is working when it is not working. The new University funding model is not working. I know you have the heart to help the country but there are cartels and traitors within your government. They don’t want you to know the truth,” he lamented.
In the same event, Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung’wah issued a rebuttal to Salasya, while responding to the question on the source of the funds used to dish out bonuses to the sugarcane farmers.
Ichung’wah stated, “Salasya asked a very valid question. I want to remind you that we as lawmakers are responsible for the bill dividing the national budget, and we have not approved any budget to issue bonuses to these farmers. The bonus has come from the revenue that has been generated in Mumias.”
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