Shinyalu Member of Parliament Fred Ikana has declared that his full salary for the next five years will go towards charity.
Ikana who was speaking in Shinyalu on Tuesday said he would not touch even a cent of his pay for his personal use.
The legislator said his wage would be channelled to his foundation, the Ikana Maendeleo initiative, every month to uplift the lives of constituents.
"I have committed my full salary towards charity work and the money will be channelled directly to Ikana Maendeleo Foundation for the betterment of the lives of poor and needy residents of Shinyalu Constituency," he said.
The legislator was speaking in the constituency when he unveiled new officials that would steer the foundation, led by Pastor Benard Indeche.
The foundation has been instrumental since 2018 long before the MP was elected.
It has been at the forefront of transforming the lives of the residents through initiatives such as education scholarships, school uniforms, housing for underprivileged families, health and sanitation, welfare support, and other poverty alleviation programmes among other charitable activities.
The lawmaker asserted that the sole purpose of seeking the Shinyalu MP position was the passion to serve his people and lift their economic lives to the next level.
"I did not seek to become MP for personal gain but due to my desire to serve my people. I want my people to experience a different kind of leadership where the electorate has a stake," he said.
"This is why I will commit 100 percent of my pay towards this cause."
The first-term MP said he would also fundraise further from friends and partners to ensure he lowered the levels of poverty in his constituency.
Ikana was overwhelmingly voted in by Shinyalu residents through the Musalia Mudavadi-led Amani National Congress party.
Ikana's victory brings the Shinyalu constituency back into government after lingering in the opposition for decades.
