News broke on Thursday evening that greedy Kenyan Parliamentarians had been bribed with a paltry 1ok to shoot down a very important report on contaminated sugar.
Now the MPs have began exposing their colleagues over what happened on the fateful day. Thanks to that we now have a name of the mastermind of the whole syndicate.
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has been the loudest of them legislators, drumming up for the arrest of a beautiful but heartless woman who is behind all the drama in parliament.
The first time MP who is a member of the Powers and Privileges committee chaired by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi said he is ready to testify against Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi who he claims led the bribery campaign to kill the sugar report.
The committee was to sit yesterday but the session was postponed at the eleventh hour. On Sunday, Gedi admitted to lobbying members to defeat the sugar report but denied claims that she gave out money to her colleagues.
According to Barasa, Gedi was protecting East African Community CS Adan Mohammed who was indicted for failure to ensure compliance with standards in the importation of the allegedly contaminated sugar.
The report also sanctioned Treasury CS Henry Rotich and former Agriculture CS Willy Bett, now Kenya’s envoy to India.
Gedi said she had already written to the Speaker over Barasa’s accusations and demanded an apology. Yesterday, she confronted Barasa in the precincts of Parliament, causing a scene.
But Barasa was unrepentant. “I refuse to bow down. I stand by what is true. And this is the truth. Gedi captained the bribing of MPs to bring down that report that would have held two Cabinet secretaries responsible,” he said.
“In this case, Gedi should apologise to the people of western and Kenyans at large for betraying them. She should surrender for investigations,” he added.
Barasa said he has nothing personal against the Wajir lawmaker.
“I didn’t know her. I knew her when she approached me with Sh10,000 bribe in the chambers. I have no personal issues against Gedi,” he said.
According to Barasa, Gedi was protecting EAC CS Adan Mohammed who was indicted by the committee probing the contraband sugar importation. Treasury CS Henry Rotich and former Agriculture CS Willy Bett had also been indicted in the report.
The allegations have not gone down well with Kenyans who have stormed Social Media to air their views over the misconduct of not so honorable members.
Under the hashtag #HousefPigs, Kenyans have exposed the parliament for what it is; a house with greedy people who don’t care about the welfare of those they are representing.
I want to request MPs to sympathise with colleagues representing sugar farmers. Today, as we speak, farmers are doing literally nothing. Farmers have not been paid but #HouseOfPigs DIDNT ALLOW
— Kibet Benard (@KibetBenard_) August 15, 2018
Is your MP in the list of shame!! People killing the county for only Ksh.10,000. Name and shame them, time to fight the corrupt, get rid of the ROT, time to IMPEACH THE MPIGS #HouseOfPigs pic.twitter.com/o0VZFNxukG
— Syombua A. Kibue (@Syombuak) August 15, 2018