Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has now changed tune and vowed to push the one man one shilling campaign to be implemented in a bid to favor the people of Mt Kenya.
Responding to Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire who claimed that recourses are not well allocated to the region from the government, the DP said that he will look into it and lead the one man one shilling campaign.
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Speaking during the consecration of Bishop John Kimani Nthiga at ACK Cathedral of St. Peter’s Mbeere, Siakago, Embu County,Gachagua noted that he was now a firm believer of the campaign.
“Resources are about people. The more you are, the more taxes you pay. And it goes without saying, the more taxes you pay, when it comes to sharing you share more.”
This comes after Rigathi Gachagua campaigned strongly against the One Man one Shilling that was ideally being presented by Azimio coalition through the BBI in a bid to take more resources to the people.
“We will push that and we have no apologies to make because it cannot be a constituency like Ruiru that has almost 800,000 people is given the same Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation as a constituency with 14,000 people.”
Gachagua said that it was not fair and that he would lead the campaign to bring fairness when sharing CDF resources and will also push for more Mt Kenya regions to be listed as beneficiaries of the equalisation fund.
“It is not because we come from a region that has a high population but because it is about fairness and resources are people.”
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The equalisation fund is also distributed to marginalised counties to develop infrastructure and other key socioeconomic projects.