Wednesday, April 25, 2024 –President William Ruto today officially opened the sh 9.6 billion Bunge Tower located in Nairobi CBD area.
Kenyawide.com learnt that the 28-storey building comes with a set of luxurious amenities of Kenyan legislators including a gym, a beauty parlor and a restaurant.
Ruto announced that there will be no more tax wastage on Members of Parliament who have been gobbling millions to rent hotel spaces for meetings and official use.
“There will be no more requests for travel to hotels because we now have committee rooms here. I hope I’ll see a significant drop in the parliamentary budget,” President Ruto to MPs during the official opening of Bunge Tower.
The commander-in-chief seized the opportunity to ask MPs to up their legislative role in Parliament for a better Kenya.
“I expect world-class legislation,” Ruto set high expectations for MPs as he officially opened the Bunge Tower in Nairobi.
Present were Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula and other MPs including Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and chief Whip in the Senate Boni Khalwale.
“Joined President President William Ruto and other national leaders during the official opening of Bunge Tower. This is a modern office building that will house all Senators and Members of the National Assembly,” Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale commented.
Since Independence, MPs have been using KICC premises for their official purposes; something that the William Ruto regime now has changed.
This happening at the time KICC is almost being privatised by the State to make it economically viable.