Gathoni Wamuchomba, the Member of Parliament for Githunguri, has ramped up her criticism of the Kenya Kwanza government, accusing officials at the National Treasury of misappropriating Ksh20 million intended for a development project in her constituency.
In a statement on Wednesday, April 9, Wamuchomba claimed that the Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) had exploited his position to pocket the Ksh20 million budgeted for the fencing of the Githunguri Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Institute in 2023.
In a damning declaration, the MP revealed that she was ready to be apprehended by the police if her suspicions against the PS were proven untrue.
"Thieves of public money are holed up in the Treasury! In 2023, we allocated Ksh20 million for the fencing of Githunguri TVET. The money disappeared! I have followed since then. The former chair of the budget is my witness," she alleged.
"PS, in charge of the Treasury should tell us how the money disappeared. If this is not factual, apprehend me now or prove you sent the money to the TTI as required by law. Stop budgeted graft."
This comes just a few days after the MP was summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over her "Ruto must go" remarks ahead of President William Ruto's visit to the region.
The fierce critic of President William Ruto's administration did not hold back her punches in a viral video when she urged her constituents to skip Ruto's rally that was set to snail through the constituency.
"The CCIO Kiambu has, through a telephone call, summoned me because the great people of Githunguri refused to be lured by fake promises and projects that never materialised," she stated.
On Monday, April 7, the lawmaker appeared before the DCI, after which she made another allegation that her life was in danger.
Wamuchomba alleged that mercenaries had been hired to intimidate her, stating, "There are mercenaries hired by politicians to intimidate, kill, and abduct. I want to announce here that my life is in danger. Anything happening to me – we know who is behind it."
In another exposé on Tuesday, April 8, she alleged that her predecessor was interfering in her development projects in the constituency, utilising his position in the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) to derail funding in the area.
According to Wamuchomba, the former MP was protected by the state and had even been tasked with overseeing several development products in the region unconstitutionally. Despite this, she alleged that he had failed to deliver.
Neither the PS nor the Government Spokesperson have responded to the claims.
