Kamukunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan on Monday accused fellow MPs under the ruling party of failing to listen to President William Ruto over austerity measures. In a media interview, Hassan revealed that United Democratic Party MPs were not in tune with the President after proposing a budget for Rachel Ruto's office despite Ruto scrapping it to cut on expenditure. Hassan argued that this was a different approach compared to what President Ruto announced publicly weeks ago. The budget was reintroduced with MPs arguing that if the office was scrapped, people would lose their jobs. Before Ruto's announcement, Rachel Ruto's office was set to be allocated Ksh696.6 million while Dorcas Rigathi's office was set to receive Ksh557.6 million.

Source: Daily Nation July 29, 2024 12:14 UTC