Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Simba Arati has hit out at a section of members of National Assembly who on Thursday backed the approval of the additional 8 per cent tax on petrol.
The house on Thursday convened a special sitting to look into the President Uhuru Kenyatta proposal which was controversially passed, despite being opposed by a majority of the lawmakers.
The supporting side was led by house Majority Leader Aden Duale and his minority counterpart John Mbadi, with Duale at some point leading the few members out to sabotage the sitting.
Speaking on Radio Jambo later in the night, Arati accused Duale of undertaking the same to please his masters, without considering that the extra taxation is disadvantageous to millions of Kenyans.
‘’Duale ni sycophant na ndio maana alipeleka wabunge wake wachahe nje ili kutuzuia kuwaokoa wakenya (he deliberately drove the MPs out to sabotage out efforts to exempt Kenyans from the heavy taxes),’’ he said.
Duale has since emerged to defend his move, admitting that he indeed did the same to kill quorum in the house and prevent any attempts to defy Uhuru’s directive.
In a press briefing after the dramatic sitting, he noted that as the executive’s representative in the house, it was his responsibility to ensure that Kenyatta’s demand is fulfilled.
‘’I did it as the executive’s representative in the house and I took the members out to ensure that any attempts to expel the President’s proposal are futile,’’ said the Garrisa Town legislator.
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