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The legislator who is also the National Assembly Finance Committee Chair said he had written to the Clerk to seek guidance on what to do with the money.
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He said receiving gifts from the public is against the laws of the country.
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Molo MP Kimani Kuria has revealed that he received Sh168,000 from Kenyans who wanted to confirm his number.
The legislator who is also the National Assembly Finance Committee Chair said he had written to the Clerk to seek guidance on what to do with the money.
Kuria said receiving gifts from the public is against the laws of the country.
He said even though sharing the numbers of MPs by the public goes against the Data Protection Act, Kenyans were able to communicate through SMS and calls and had their views on the Finance Bill heard.
“In a very special way, although these people bridged the Data Protection Act by sharing our numbers with Kenyans, but I also thank the Kenyans who wrote to us through SMS, called us and some of them were generous enough to send us Sh1 and Sh2 and Sh10 to confirm whether our numbers were authentic,” Kuria said.
"I have written to the clerk wondering what to do with the Sh168,000 that have been sent to my M-PESA because receiving these gifts from the public is against the state laws," he added.
He thanked the public for their communication, saying their views were well received.
Kuria noted that he had tried reversing the money without success.
"Later, I will be seeking your guidance on what to do with the money because I tried reversing the Sh1 and the Sh2 but it was impossible because it came in hundreds of thousands," he added.
In an effort to pressure MPs to reject the Finance Bill, Kenyans shared numbers of various legislators online.
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya confirmed that Kenyans had been spamming his phone over the bill.
Salasya revealed that he had received Sh40,000 in a similar manner.