DP Gachagua Plays Down Ksh.2 Million Bribe To Mps To Pass The Punitive Finance Bill 2024
Gachagua stated that the government did not have the funds to spend on such missions.
On Saturday, June 29, he spoke in Murang’a at a development event. Gachagua regretted that the lawmakers were being chastised for unfounded claims.
“I want to confirm, as the deputy president and deputy party leader of UDA, that we did not give the lawmakers KSh 2 million each. No need to defame each other. From where I sit, there is nothing like that, no such money,” Gachagua said.
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— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) June 29, 2024
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi claimed that each of his colleagues was offered KSh 2 million to vote ‘yes’ on the Finance Bill 2024.
Koimburi, one of the 115 MPs who voted against the bill, claimed he refused the bribe and strongly opposed the proposed legislation.
The announcement by President William Ruto of the finance bill’s withdrawal was the highlight of the saga.
He stated that he had given in to pressure from Kenyans who had protested the decision.
Ordinarily, the president had until June 30 to sign the bill into law, making it the new finance law that would take effect in the fiscal year 2024-25.
Kenyans objected to the bill, which was unveiled in May because it included high taxation measures.
The proposed new taxes included a 16% VAT on ordinary bread and a 2.5% motor vehicle circulation tax.
Kenyans protested the bill in the streets, despite the fact that lawmakers had passed it in the National Assembly and were awaiting presidential approval.
DP Gachagua Plays Down Ksh.2 Million Bribe To Mps To Pass The Punitive Finance Bill 2024
