Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has sensationally claimed that the broad-based government is a collection of the country's problems brought together.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 6, Wamuchomba took issue with the increased net worth of cabinet nominees who were retained by President William Ruto.
The lawmaker claimed that it was only in the lottery that some kind of wealth increment was possible, adding that the Parliament vetting committee did not do a thorough investigation.
"The proposed government formation is a collection of Kenya’s problems brought together, broad-based problems. It’s only lottery that can give you Sh100 million more in one year without doing business and no account of taxes paid.
"Are all those former CSs with increased wealth of over Sh100 million gamblers? I wonder. Do we have any conscience left in leadership in Kenya? MPs can literally smile as they listen to how one’s wealth increased miraculously and doesn’t bother to probe further," Wamuchomba remarked.
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She claimed that the younger generation wanted a new cabinet, not a reshuffle, and that they did not appreciate the regional balance.
"Ignoring their demand is very worrying. These young patriots don’t appreciate tribal and regional balancing. This is an outdated political approach. We must seek to understand and interpret their scripts after all, they are the majority Kenyans," Wamuchomba added.
This comes even as ODM leader Raila Odinga on Monday defended the nomination of ODM members to the cabinet, claiming that the government had begged him for experts.
"They had failed and dissolved the cabinet They came to us asking for people. They came begging us that our people knew how to work," Raila remarked at Toi Market in Kibra.
Meanwhile, President Ruto previously maintained that he had not entered into a coalition arrangement with the ODM party.
