The Leader of the Majority in the National Assembly Kimani Ichung'wah denied claims of proposing an increase in salaries of Members of Parliament (MPs).
On Monday, February 6, Ichung'wah responded to claims by former ODM aspirant Pius Kinuthia, who claimed that he proposed a bill to have MPs' salaries pushed to Ksh1.5 million, up from Ksh1.1 million.
He termed the allegations as fake and unfounded and meant to divert the country from the ongoing tax conversation.
"So, after their (Azimio) meeting last week, the brief was to employ the same old diversionary tactics with such fake propaganda sold by the same bloggers that we dealt with from 2018?
"Taxes shall be paid and there shall be no sacred cows. You cannot intimidate me with such (unprintable remarks)," Ichungwah clapped back.
In a tweet, Kinuthia alleged that the Kikuyu lawmaker sought to increase his colleague's earnings to match the effects of inflation in the country.
The former ODM candidate in the Murang'a Senate race responded to Ichung'wah, asking him to clearly indicate his position on the matter.
"It is good you haven't denied that you are pushing for MPs' salaries to be increased. We will pay taxes so that the Ksh1.5 million dream salary can materialise," he declared.
On January 6, Ichung'wah made true UDA's threats to look into tax compliance by former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies.
He revealed that he wrote to Treasury Cabinet Secretary Prof Njinguna Ndung'u seeking documentation of all tax waivers, exemptions and reliefs offered to individuals from January 2018.
The head of government's business in Parliament also demanded records of tax incentives offered to firms subcontracted to undertake development projects.
He claimed that after the handshake between Uhuru and Azimio leader Raila Odinga, individuals and companies benefitted from undocumented and illegal tax exemptions.
