The Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among dismissed claims that each Member of Parliament is going to receive sh100m as a bribe for passing the supplementary budget worth sh3.5 trillion budget.
Among said the claims were diversionary, and a strategy used by politicians who are in a bad light over their involvement with gay movements.
“There is a group that is maligning this House that we have either received or about to receive a bribe. These people are getting money for homosexuality, you are eating money, do not cover your dirt using Parliament,” said Among, while responding to media reports by the President of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and a section of MPs.
Presiding over the plenary sitting on Wednesday, December 12, 2023, Among said Parliament will not waste time on misleading stories aimed at benefiting a few individuals.
“We cannot allow ourselves to be diverted by the gay movement who are receiving foreign aid to erode our culture. If you are getting their money, selling your country keep quiet,” Among said after, tasking the Chairperson Budget Committee, Ignatius Mudimi to substantiate whether Parliament was included in the entities to benefit from the Supplementary Budget.
Among also warned a section of Members of Parliament who are also marred in the falsehoods against the parliament to stop or risk facing parliamentary disciplinary committee.
“For any clarity on anything, MPs must address parliament not the media. Those who are involved in such blunders should stand warned,” the speaker warned.