Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi on Sunday announced that he was thinking of quitting politics altogether.
Speaking in a selfie video he shared, the outspoken lawmaker hinted that quitting politics would be beneficial to him since he spent more in politics than he did on his personal life.
He further noted that after coming under fire for his lavish contributions to harambees and churches, he will be taking a 2-year break from such events to regroup.
His utterance was a direct response to Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale who questioned the source of the Ksh20 million the Kapseret lawmaker contributed at a church.
"Khalwale, I am on leave because of noises and jealous people... I am one of the believers that we should ban these harambees because many people do not know how we look for Harambee money. They do know how we stress our friends and our businesses in order to participate in the harambees," he explained.
"I am even thinking about quitting politics because I am doing much more in politics than what I am doing for myself. I am going on leave for about 1 year or two years and If God helps me clear my thoughts, I will start by uplifting the church you (Khalwale) were in."
Khalwale had earlier advised President William Ruto to look within his circle of politicians and scrutinise their source of wealth.
He explained that the recently witnessed protests were not just a result of the Finance Bill but also noted that people were affected by politicians' flagrant display of opulence and wealth.
"Mr President, If you want to save the lawmakers who voted yes and calm down the country, it is not just about the Finance Bill. Kenyans are angry because of high corruption conducted by your cabinet secretaries," he implored the Head of State.
"Those politicians close to you whose lives have changed in just one and a half years and are now wealthy. Others are going to harambees and are contributing not within their means but to show off. Mr President, how can a normal MP go to a harambee and contribute Ksh20 million to one church and go to another to gift a Bishop a brand new car?"
Khalwale, therefore, pressed the Head of State to conduct investigations into how his inner circle of politicians made their wealth.
"Prevail against your MPs to stop displaying wealth which they have not earned. They are displaying stolen wealth," he added.
For months, Sudi has been under fire for displaying opulence in harambees as well as traversing the country in choppers.
In the last week of May this year, the lawmaker explained that he worked hard to make his wealth and will spend it as he pleases.
He argued that he has a penchant for donating money to churches, a character he inherited from President Ruto who advanced to State House where he has bigger tasks.
"I ask for forgiveness. If there is money I took from you (other unnamed politicians) to bring to the church, I ask for forgiveness," he stated.
"I heard other people yesterday saying that Sudi has a lot of money and I am asking them, 'Do you want me to become poor?' I am donating in church because I am from a humble life."
"If you go to Parliament to take tea, I travel for deals. When You see me going to Tanzania and elsewhere, do you think I go looking for stones?" he posed.
