Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah tore into former Chief Justice David Maraga over his current remarks and marketing campaign ways.
Speaking at a grassroots occasion in Molo on August 3, Ichung’wah blasted Maraga for what he termed as hypocrisy and elitism, criticizing the previous CJ’s name for public donations to help his bid for the presidency.
“Yesterday I saw someone asking people if you get Ksh 1000, what will it help you with,” Ichung’wah mentioned. “I want to tell him, leave alone one thousand, even Ksh 500 will help you people of Molo.”
The Majority Leader defended ongoing financial empowerment applications, which have drawn criticism, together with Maraga, who has questioned their effectiveness and motives.
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Ichung’wah to Maraga
Ichung’wah shot again, suggesting Maraga was out of contact with bizarre Kenyans and blind to the worth of even the smallest financial interventions.
“You have been in government for over 50 years, you have been Chief Justice of Kenya, you have earned your salary, and you are seeking presidential seats,” Ichung’wah continued.
“You don’t want us to do empowerment, but you, the position that you are looking for, you are telling Kenyans to contribute to you so that you get money for the campaign.”
His remarks gave the impression to be a direct response to Maraga’s marketing campaign staff, which not too long ago launched a web-based fundraising enchantment searching for help from well-wishers to gas his 2027 presidential ambitions.
While Maraga had defended the transfer as an indication of transparency and citizen engagement, Ichung’wah painted it as each ironic and indifferent from the realities of the widespread mwananchi.
Maraga on Govt Empowerments
This comes a day after David Maraga indicated he might vie for the presidency within the upcoming common election, and had harshly criticized the empowerment drives at the moment being carried out by Kenya Kwanza leaders.
Speaking throughout a city corridor assembly in Kirinyaga targeted on financial progress and job creation, Maraga urged Kenyans to not be deceived by short-term monetary handouts that, in his view, compromise the nation’s long-term improvement.
He questioned the origin of funds being distributed throughout these occasions, notably these focusing on girls’s teams.
“They come around with this talk of empowerment — what kind of empowerment is that? You’re handed Ksh.1000 and expected to be satisfied. Ask yourself, where did that money come from?” he mentioned.
“That’s your own money, stolen from public coffers and returned to you in the name of empowerment,” Maraga added. “And the very people who took it are now pretending to care about your well-being. Don’t fall for it — there’s nothing genuine about it.”
