‘It Was Shocking!’ – Wiper MP Rebukes For Passing Ruto’s Unpopular Bills
Kathiani Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Mbui has stated that Kenyan MPs have proven to be gullible following the current happenings in the country over the Bills that have been rejected by President William Ruto.
According to the legislator, MPs are readily swayed by the President’s decision on a particular issue, so failing the voters by misrepresenting them in parliament.
Mbui stated that the Finance Bill, for example, was fully supported by all MPs, but they rapidly altered their tune when Ruto rejected it, causing a public outcry.
“We went ahead and passed the Finance Bill immediately after Parliament was occupied he realised it’s not business as usual he called MPs to State House and then withdrew (the Bill) and all of them were cheering him and it was shocking,” he said while speaking to Citizen TV on Monday.
MP Robert Mbui: The President has demonstrated to Kenyans how gullible the Parliament is. Many members are unable to make decisions because they were elected to represent the people but instead do what the Executive wants #CitizenDayBreak @SamGituku pic.twitter.com/WHpVyEXBGo
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) November 25, 2024
He also mentioned the recently withdrawn controversial Adani contract, which saw legislators supporting it despite a lack of transparency.
Mbui claimed that Parliament praised President Ruto when he called off the deal, demonstrating a lack of coherence among MPs.
“I think he has exposed Parliament for what it is. Unfortunately, most of our members are unable to make decisions on the basis of the fact that they were elected to represent the people and instead, they do what the Executive wants,” added Mbui.
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During his State of the Nation address on Thursday, President Ruto stated that the decision to cancel the Adani deal was based on reliable evidence from relevant agencies that the contractor did not have a clean background.
The US government has charged Gautam Adani, the chairman of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, with allegedly paying the Indian government Ksh.30 billion in bribes to acquire solar energy supply contracts.
In its agreement with Kenya, Adani proposed a Ksh.260 billion contract to upgrade the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) over a 30-year period, as well as Ksh.95 billion to develop the country’s transmission lines, all through the Public Private Partnership (PPP).
This provoked outrage among Kenyans due to the vagueness of the agreement, with many smelling a rat and arguing it would be another channel for corruption.
‘It Was Shocking!’ – Wiper MP Rebukes For Passing Ruto’s Unpopular Bills
