Elgeyo Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen has claimed that detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been ordered to arrest and prefer false charges against at least five senators.
Taking to his official twitter account on Sunday August 16, 2020, Murkomen claimed that the targeted senators are those that are opposing the President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposed County revenue allocation formula.
Terming the formula as oppressive, the former senate majority leader said that they will stand with Kenyans and ensure that the formula does not pass.
He claimed that the detectives have this morning gone for Samburu Senator Dr Steve Ltumbesi Lelegwe, terming the move as desparation.
He dared the detectives to go ahead and arrest any of them. Murkomen argued that should they get arrested, there will be no senate session tomorrow (Monday August 17, 2020.
“DCI has been ordered to arrest&prefer false charges against at least 5 Senators opposed to the oppressive Revenue Formula.They are currently going for Sen.Dr. Steve Ltumbesi Lelegwe, Samburu County.Desperation is real. Arrest any of us and there will be no session tomorrow,” Murkomen tweeted.
Senators are expected to convene tomorrow for a special seating to determine on which formula is the best for all the 47 counties.
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka on Friday gazetted the special convention of Senator on Monday, the ninth sitting to be held in a span of two months, to debate and vote on the controversial formula.
Lusaka said the sitting will be strictly limited to the consideration of the third basis for the allocation of revenue to the counties.
The senators have failed in eight sittings to conclude the debate and vote on the formula that has divided the House down the middle.
One camp, dubbed Team Kenya, has opposed a proposal fronted by the Finance and Budget Committee of the House that cuts allocations to 19 counties by Sh17 billion.
