Deputy Minority Leader of the National Assembly, Robert Mbui, has claimed that Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s net worth will drastically decline if he continues giving out donations during women empowerment tours and harambees.
Appearing before the National Assembly on August 1, 2024, the Deputy President revealed that his net worth stood at Ksh694 million.
However, speaking during a morning show on Citizen TV on Tuesday, June 24, the Kathiani lawmaker argued that the DP’s frequent donations, reportedly Ksh2 million per event, could see him spend nearly his entire net worth by the time he leaves office, even if he were to liquidate his hard assets.
“It is very strange because people don’t give the same amount of money during harambees, but these particular ones, every function they go to, the President’s donation is Ksh3 million while the Deputy’s is two million,” the MP said.
"The Deputy President has been in office for almost seven months now, and he is giving two million per constituency and if you work it out, because I assume the donations are from his pocket, if he does this in the whole country, it will be Ksh580 million, so it means that by the time he leaves he has finished everything he has worked his whole life," he added.
Mbui stressed the need for accountability and transparency among all public servants, especially given that President William Ruto had banned political figures from contributing to Harambees following an uproar.
Last year, while appearing before the National Assembly on Thursday, August 1, 2024, Kindiki went under scrutiny after he revealed that his net worth had increased by 150 million in the two years he had been in government.
In 2022, while being vetted for the position of Interior Cabinet Secretary, the Deputy President stated that his net worth, then standing at Ksh544 million, comprised land and buildings valued at approximately Ksh165 million, alongside bank deposits and investments in shares and various savings cooperatives amounting to around Ksh50 million.
However, last year, Kindiki defended the increase in his wealth and financial assets, emphasising that it was generated from his legal practice and not through any dealings with the government.
Additionally, the Deputy President explained that part of his wealth came from the settlement of a long-standing debt by a client of his legal firm.
“The increase in my net worth comes primarily from my law practice. I have not engaged in any business with the government or applied for any tenders directly or indirectly,” Kindiki said.
“None of my wealth has come from public funds except my official salary and allowances,” he added.
