Gathoni wa Muchomba has apologised to Kiambu residents for her remarks on SRC's move to reduce MPs' salaries.
In an interview on Wednesday, the newly elected woman representative said her campaigns took a lot of resources and that she deserves more money.
She further told NTV's Trevor Ombija that leaders are elected because they are qualified and should not be turned into beggars.
"I deserve better pay. I need to look decent and honourable as a woman rep," she said, noting she and others will take care of the people's interests.
This, she said, is why the Salaries and Remuneration Commission should take good care of legislators.
Residents in the county led by Ferdinand Waititu immediately launched a campaign to collect signatures to block her swearing-in.
Following the attack, Gathoni said on Thursday that she is sorry for the pain her comments caused the people.
"I offer my sincerest apology to my party patron and President Uhuru Kenyatta, my fellow constituents, staff, family and especially all Kenyans who were offended by my comments".
The politician said this followed "deep soul searching" as she is a God-fearing servant leader who realised she had let residents down. Noting they put their faith in her, she promised to do everything in her power to learn from the "regrettable" mistake so as to regain their trust.
"I withdraw the comments and commit to continue to serve you diligently and abide by the SRC salary scales without question," she said in a statement.
Gathoni emphasised she will not betray the people and the party's trust.
Source
the star kenya
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