Njoroge Wainaina, a Kieni Member of Parliament, claims he suffered millions of shillings in losses as a result of the destruction of his businesses during the anti-Finance Bill protests.
The politician claimed that he lost Ksh.550 million during the Tuesday protests after his supermarket in Kieni, Nyeri County, was razed down.
These included goods worth Ksh.450 million and equipment such as bakery shelves anticipated to cost roughly Ksh.100 million.
Further, the legislator claimed he paid the price for voting in support of the Finance Bill.
“The scrap metal dealers are now scavenging for the metallic stands that remained after the inferno even as the employees have been left jobless,” he told The Standard, pointing out that he had 350 employees.
The lawmaker explained that despite incurring huge losses, he did not regret voting for the Bill as he did for the sake of his constituents.
“I voted in support of the Bill because the people of Kieni stood to benefit from it being an agricultural zone where our people farm onions, potatoes, eggs and milk will enjoy all the way to the bank because the competition from outside the country would have been reduced with the passage of the bill,” he noted.
The MP further claimed that the vandalism and looting were carried out by goons posing as peaceful protesters.
Several MPs who backed the bill admitted to suffering the price for their stance, which opposed the voice of the people.
