The ruling Jubilee Party has moved to punish Members of Parliament who opposed the 8% VAT contained in the Finance Bill 2018.
According to the Star, the party Secretary General Raphael Tuju indicated that consultations were underway before a decision is made on the nature of discipline to be meted out to the rebels.
"This is a matter of concern. The party is going to give details," he revealed on the sanction by the MPs.
There were chaotic scenes in Parliament on Thursday as NASA and Jubilee MPs teamed up in a defiant attempt to shoot down President Uhuru Kenyatta's memorandum that reduced VAT on petroleum products from 16 to 8 percent.
The renegades later led calls for the overhaul of the parliamentary leadership and impeachment of Speaker Justin Muturi.
Some of the MPs accused Speaker Muturi of employing strong-arm tactics to frustrate their bid to shoot down the bill in favour of the Executive.
The National Assembly Speaker, however, has laughed off the push as "excited malcontents" from the legislators.
Despite the MPs meeting Uhuru and DP William Ruto at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday, they were able to marshall 215 MPs - just 18 shy of the requisite 233 required to overturn the memorandum.
"They lacked strategy and now want to roll it over on me. They have no clue. You need to tell them that to veto the President’s memo is like changing the Constitution. Noise is not enough," Speaker Muturi stated.
"I'm not moved by the jabs. I'm just waiting for them to make good their threat," he quipped.
Turkana South MP James Lomenen, however, warned that a motion to impeach Muturi would be supported overwhelmingly: "He should not chest-thump, this is a serious matter."
