Former Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru is facing criticism for purchasing 47 high-end vehicles for county women representatives.
According to Deputy Leader of Minority Jakoyo Midiwo, he plans to sponsor a motion of adjournment in Parliament to discuss the allocation of state-of-the-art Chevrolet vehicles with GK registration number plates to the women MPs.
"Anne Waiguru took public funds and bought MPs vehicles. I intend to raise a substantive motion to discuss this next week," the Gem MP said.
Affirmative Action and Social Empowerment Fund ¶
The vehicles were purchased using the Affirmative Action and Social Empowerment Fund, which was created under the Ministry of Devolution with a seed capital of Sh2 billion.
The Devolution ministry has allocated Sh5 billion for affirmative action activities in the current financial year, with each of the 418 members of Parliament, including women representatives and nominated lawmakers, entitled to a car grant of Sh7 million.
Abuse of Office Allegations ¶
Mr Midiwo has described the move as an abuse of office, stating, "All these GKs in our parking lots is surprising. I have never boarded my CDF (Constituency Development Fund) GK registered vehicle. This is abuse of office."
Meanwhile, Ms Waiguru has been embroiled in a separate controversy after filing an affidavit in court linking several high-ranking politicians to the theft of millions of shillings at the National Youth Service (NYS).
Businesswoman Josephine Kabura, a suspect in the NYS scam, has accused Ms Waiguru of masterminding the alleged Sh791 million theft and attempting to divert public attention and mislead investigative agencies.
The recovered account cited reporting by Nairobi News.
