A civil society group in Nakuru has called on the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission to investigate County Assembly Speaker Susan Kihika over alleged voter bribery while conducting early campaigns.
It is alleged that the speaker has spent a lot of money on campaigns, even though the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has not released the calendar for campaigns ahead of 2017 general election.
Nakuru Residents Accountability Forum Chairman James Kimani has urged EACC to probe the source of the money Kihika has allegedly been using especially during public rallies organised in the county.
The group alleges that Kihika has been dishing out huge sums of money to the electorate everytime she attends a public rally in a bid to be the next Nakuru Senator.
This comes barely few weeks after Kihika used a helicopter to fly to events presided over by Deputy President William Ruto during his tour of the region.
“She might have spent at least Sh5 million in a span of two days, while we still demand a lot from her as the speaker. She recently led MCAs in formulation and approval of an outrageous budget which contained sinister allocations and allowances,” Kimani is quoted by Nation.