• Wamuchomba said following the courts decision, she felt that the courts stood for truth.
• She noted that it also felt like the Constitution of Kenya was defended by the judiciary.
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Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has disclosed that she was happy when the Court of Appeal put brakes on Housing Levy deductions.
Speaking on Monday, Wamuchomba said following the court's decision, she felt the courts stood for truth.
The MP noted that it also felt like the Constitution of Kenya was defended by the judiciary.
"I was one of the happiest people when I saw the Judiciary say no to House Tax. That day I was very happy. Do you know why? Because the Judiciary stood for the truth. The constitution of Kenya which we all swore to protect was defended," she said on TV47.
The legislator's remarks come a few days after the Court of Appeal declined to suspend orders barring the state from deducting salaried Kenyans housing levy.
Justices Lydia Achode, John Mativo and Gatembu Kairu said that the public interest lies in awaiting the determination of the appeal.
"This is because if the stay sought is granted at the stage, should we affirm the challenged decision, then some far-reaching decisions that will have been undertaken under the challenged laws may not be reversible," they said.
"Public interest in our view tilts favour of in not granting the stay or the suspension sought."
The High Court had earlier declared the mandatory housing levy unconstitutional.
From the onset, Wamuchomba strongly campaigned against the policies fronted by the Kenya Kwanza administration.
She insists that the policies of the current administration are insensitive to the plight of her voters.
The vocal MP who was elected on the United Democratic Alliance ticket in January said she has no apologies to make for going against some of Kenya Kwanza's policies.
"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."
Wamuchomba said most of her views are informed by where and how he was brought up and schooled.
That background, she said, influences her actions and persuasions beyond the political expectations of other people.