Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has poked holes in Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s push for a one-man one-vote one-shilling policy.
In a statement, Kuria indicated that Mt Kenya leaders could be contended with the powers vested in them.
Further Kuria indicated that if in fact the leaders were serious about the policy, they could easily push for its implementation.
“This is why I will not lie to the people of Mt Kenya region about one man one vote one shilling. Our region has produced the sitting Deputy President, 9 Cabinet members (Including AG (Attorney General), National Treasury, and Secretary to the Cabinet), Majority Leader, Chair Budget and Chair Finance In the National Assembly, Deputy Speaker, and Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate,” Kuria stated.
“What other powers would we be looking for? We are a government and we can implement One Man, One Vote, One Shilling by Friday if we are serious. Let us be honest with our people.”
Gachagua had fronted the one-man one-vote one-shilling policy insisting that it was key to achieving an equitable share of public resources.
He further opined that the region was populous thus the need for adopting the new policy.
“In matters of revenue sharing, I firmly believe in one-man-one-vote-one-shilling. It’s a straightforward concept: the more people there are in an area, and the more taxes they contribute, the more funding they deserve to receive,” Gachagua stated.
“The push for this formula is not just about our region’s high population but because it is the right thing to do. We are committed to ensuring fairness in the sharing of national revenue.”
