Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama (Left) and Siaya James Orengo (Left)
during a past function. PHOTO | GERALD ANDERSON | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama has threatened to call mass
action if the government does not account for the "missing" Eurobond
money.
The Cord coalition senator has
accused the government of casually dismissing the Opposition's claim
though it has provided evidence that the money could not be accounted
for.
“We are taking stock of the
things that the government has failed to account. When the issues get to
intolerable levels, we will mobilise members of public to push the
government to refund the money since the constitution gives the members
of public powers to demand information,” Mr Muthama said while speaking
at Karaba market in Mbeere South Constituency.
Mbeere
South political activist Mr James Ngangu said investigations into the
spending of the Eurobond money must be fast tracked.
"We want the Jubilee government to show specific projects that were done using the Eurobond funds," said Mr Ngangu.
Anger
over the Eurobond funds escalated on Sunday, with the Deputy President
William Ruto and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale accusing
the Opposition of plotting to sabotage the economy by scaring away
investors and donors.
However, Cord
coalition’s co-leader Raila Odinga dismissed Ruto’s statement as “most
irresponsible” and asserted that President Uhuru Kenyatta should set up a
team, including international experts, to trace the “missing” Sh140
billion from the Eurobond.
Mr
Duale, who was addressing journalists at his home in Garissa Town on
Sunday, told Mr Odinga to give any evidence he has to the Ethics and
Anti-Corruption Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mr
Odinga warned that the failure to recover the Eurobond cash was likely
to make it difficult for Kenya to borrow in the international market.
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