Drama at Machakos Wedding as MP Kawaya’s KSh 10k Gift is Rejected for Supporting Finance Bill

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  • Mwala MP Kawaya sent the area MCA Peter Kilonzo, aka PK, with KSh 10,000 to give at a wedding, but it was rejected
  • The wedding’s emcees and guests decided to contribute cash and ended up collecting KSh 12,000, surpassing Kawaya’s contribution
  • Several politicians who voted yes for the Finance Bill 2024 have faced backlash online, and some even lost properties to looters during the anti-government protests

A video of wedding guests rejecting money from a Member of Parliament who voted yes for Finance Bill 2024 has gone viral online.

Youthful Mwala MP Kawaya (r), newlyweds (l) pose for a photo with a female friend.
Wedding guests reject money sent by MP Kawaya as a gift to newlyweds. Photos: Sleemtee_ke, Vincent Musyoka Musau Kawaya
Source: UGC

How much did MP Kawaya contribute for wedding?

Mwala MP Vincent Musyoka Musau, popularly known as Kawaya, sent the area MCA Peter Kilonzo, aka PK, with KSh 10,000 to give at the wedding, but all did not go well.

When given a microphone to speak at the wedding, which took place in Mbiuni ward, Mwala Constituency, Machakos county, Kilonzo announced that he had KSh 20,000 to give.

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He indicated that MP Kawaya had given him KSh 10,000, and he personally contributed the KSh 10,000. But the emcees of the wedding and guests rejected the contribution.

The emcees and guests decided to contribute money to the newlyweds after rejecting Kawaya’s contribution. They ended up collecting KSh 12,000, surpassing Kawaya’s contribution.

“We cannot take the money which is like a cross because of the punitive financial bill, we are rejecting. Take back the money to him and tell him we will fight for ourselves,” one of the emcees said.

Full video here:

Ruto praises MPs who passed Finance Bill 2024

Recently, TUKO.co.ke reported that President William Ruto lauded the Members of Parliament who supported the contentious Finance Bill 2024, which was withdrawn after massive protests, describing them as the “true heroes of Kenya.”

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In an interview at the state house on Sunday, June 30, Ruto described the supporters of the bill as visionary leaders who understood the economic position of the country.

According to Ruto, the bill had envisioned freeing Kenyans from the debt burden, but its withdrawal now meant the government will now have to borrow KSh 1 trillion to be able to fund the 2024-2025 budget.

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