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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Bungoma tycoon and ODM politician Moses Nandalwe has said he will contribute \u2018something small\u2019 for Sirisia MP John Waluke to help him clear Sh700 million fine.<\/p>\n

Waluke and his co-director Grace Wakhungu face jail or heavy or close Sh1 billion fine after being convicted for fraudulently receiving more than Sh300 million from a State agency.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Standard Digital on phone, Nandwale said being from Sirisia, he has agreed to join the family and residents in contributing towards the MP\u2019s bailout kitty, but not to single-handedly raise the Sh700 million fine.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old businessman, who owns Nandwale Foundation, said though he hates corruption, he has decided to chip in after Waluke’s family and locals requested him to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocals are fearing that if their MP is jailed, it will halt services and it is along that line they have asked me like their son to come in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The flamboyant\u00a0politician, however, refused to disclose how much money he is planning to give the family, saying it is a taboo in their community to make public what you give out to help a brother.\u201cAsk any other Bukusu out there, he will tell you it is against our tradition to disclose what we contribute, may be you can wait until that time I have given the family my contribution and ask them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nandalwe dismissed those who claim he is playing politics with the matter saying he has also been approached by the MP\u2019s family.\u201cSome people think I am mocking my brother Waluke, yet the family has approached me and other Kenyans to come in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nandalwe who is a close friend of Cotu boss Francis Atwoli and an ally of ODM leader Raila Odinga said Sh700 million was not small money hence the need to assist.\u201cSome people think raising Sh700 million is a joke, we are in this as Sirisia people and other leaders have also joined us,\u201d he said without naming the leaders.<\/p>\n

He said his gesture should not be misconstrued to mean he abets graft, adding that giving his contribution will discourage his opponents from using Waluke\u2019s situation against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I don\u2019t help, you will see them run around telling people that I was part of the people who jailed Waluke and sometimes the masses will buy such cheap propaganda.\u201dHe added that sometimes in politics, sometimes you do what is politically correct and in the interest of the people you are aspiring to lead even if it could be wrong.\u201cI am doing what is politically correct and what suit the situation now, that is what politics has taught me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mistaken generosity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nandalwe also dismissed people saying he is rich, saying they were mistaking his generosity for deep pockets.He said his generosity has earned him very many bad names, with locals made to believe he is very rich.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever I assist a school, a suffering woman gets a house, I give youths something small, they call me Dangote, Mr Money Bugs\u2026it is missing the point, let us uplift our people with the little we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The politician acknowledged that Waluke is still his opponent and that he will contest against him in the 2022 General Election but will still help him when he needs any assistance.\u201cI am ready to beat him anytime the elections are called be it in 2022 or now, but that does not stop me from assisting him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Waluke faces a 67-year jail term and a fine of Sh727 million for embezzling Sh300 million public funds through a maize scandal.He is at risk of losing his property if he fails to pay the fine or win an appeal.<\/p>\n

The Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has said they will put up his property for auction to raise the money.The MP’s salary was also stopped by the Parliamentary Service Commission pending an appeal in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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