• The legislator said she has never been shy to speak her mind and this has seen the ruling party go to the extent of sending other politicians to counter her, in her constituency.
• However, speaking to the Star on Thursday, UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala said the party is focused on delivering on their campaign promise to Kenyans.
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Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba now alleges that she has been victimised by her party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
Speaking on Wednesday, Wamuchomba said this is largely because of her political stand on the current state of affairs in the country.
The legislator said she has never been shy to speak her mind and this has seen the ruling party go to the extent of sending other politicians to counter her, in her constituency.
"I am not muzzled, I speak my mind and you know that. I have been victimised quite enough. If there is anyone who has been victimised for her political stand in this country it is Gathoni Wamuchomba by the executive, by the ruling party.
"I have been victimised to the extent of people coming to my constituency to fight me politically in physical presence. My people in Githunguri know what I'm talking about," Wamuchomba said.
The MP who was elected on a UDA party ticket has been critical of the administration's policies, which she insists have been hurting the people.
However, speaking to the Star on Thursday, UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala said the party is focused on delivering on their campaign promise to Kenyans.
He said that responding to every 'barking' dog would only derail the party from working for Kenyans and delivering on the plan.
"We are focused on achieving the promises we made to Kenyans during the campaign. Therefore, I will not be responding to every 'barking dog'. This will derail us from focusing on the goal," Malala said.
In January, Wamuchomba explained that she has been strongly opposed to the policies of Kenya Kwanza because she realised that Kenya Kwanza was insensitive to the plight of her voters.
Wamuchomba said most of her views are informed by where and how she was brought up and schooled. That background, she said, influences her actions and persuasions beyond the political expectations of other people.
The MP said she cannot sit back when some policies are being pushed down the throat of Kenyans.
According to her, most Kenyans do not understand why she behaves differently and takes hardline positions against some issues.
"They only see us on screens and they don't understand the other burdens that we carry. I have very special burdens that I carry based on where I have come from," Wamuchomba said.
The legislator said she went against the government's position, saying she believed the Finance Bill 2023 was a "controversial document" that had things which she did not agree with.
"I knew if I did agree with them then, there is a section of people that I represent which I felt were not going to be treated fairly," Wamuchomba said adding that the decision was engineered by her socialisation.
"When the Finance Bill came and I read it through, I felt that the Kenya Kwanza government was insensitive to the needs of the people that supported him, people who had my story, resonated with my story and gave me votes."