Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and Bumula MP Jack Wamboka on Sunday, June 4, responded to a threat by President William Ruto to cut funding in select constituencies if the lawmakers voted to shut down the Finance Bill 2023. Speaking in a church service in Leshuta, Narok County, on Sunday, June 4, Ruto remarked that he had a vested interest to see MPs who would shut down the bill. Omtatah and Wamboka, in separate rejoinders, accused the President of making veiled threats to the Parliament and overreaching his powers. Omtatah, however, revealed that it was highly unlikely that the National Assembly would have a constructive debate concerning the bill. Ruto had earlier remarked that he would be watching keenly those MPs who opposed the bill and promised to deal with them“We need to pass this bill so Kenya can develop.

Source: Daily Nation June 05, 2023 18:16 UTC