Kipchumba Murkomen, Cabinet Secretary for Roads, has again slammed Azimio over the anti-government Maandamano weekly protests.
He claimed that the coalition should have funds set aside for it in the Political Parties Fund withheld and diverted to his ministry to repair infrastructure damaged during the protests.
Murkomen stated during a thanksgiving service organized by 40 churches in Kakamega on Saturday that the protests were affecting the country’s economy, adding that some investors are withholding funding due to the instability caused by the protests.
“We cannot be irresponsible leaders no matter whether we are in government or out of government…Going forward, we will reach a stage when we will say that anybody who leads Maandamano and burns the tarmac or destroys rails and roads will be carriers of liability,” he said.
“The money allocated to their political party from the Political Parties Fund will be deducted and allocated to the Ministry of Roads for repairs after destruction,” he added.
“That is the only way we can ensure that these political parties and political actors carry out their political responsibilities with humility, which is the right way to go.”
