President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto in a past event. They have been asked to reveal their source of their campaign money. [Photo/Standardmedia.co.ke]
Kathiani MP Robert Mbui has warned President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto against using taxpayers’ money to campaign for their re-election.
The MP wants UhuRuto to reveal the source of the money they are using to campaign for re-election.
The Kathiani lawmaker claims that Jubilee might be tempted to use taxpayers’ money to fund and run their campaigns ahead of the August 8 polls.
“We want UhuRuto to tell Kenyans the source of the money they intend to use for campaigns to ensure that public coffers are not interfered with through embezzlement and swindling,” he said as quoted by the People Daily.
The MP said that they (opposition) will not allow Jubilee administration to fund their campaigns using taxpayer’s money.
“We (opposition) are keenly watching and will not allow Jubilee to use any coin from the public coffers to fund their re-election campaign,” he said.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) say that it will be monitoring the campaign and warned aspirants against engaging in election malpractices.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has also Warned politicians against hate speech and incitement. NCIC says that it has deployed peace monitors across the country to track down on hate-mongers.
Last week, NCIC boss Francis Ole Kaparo warned politicians against zoning the country as their strongholds saying the move is creating tension and anxiety as the country heads to the polls.