'I Have No Regrets,' Moses Kuria Says as He Accepts Jubilee’s Decision to Axe Him from House Committee

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has accepted Jubilee Party’s decision to axe him from the National Assembly Transport, Infrastructure, Public Works and Housing Committee.

Kuria thanked the governing party for according him the chance to serve in the committee as the vice-chairperson, adding that he is proud of what he achieved during his tenure.

“Kenya Airways is on its deathbed. During my tenure in the leadership of the committee, we initiated the reform process for the entire aviation sector that would have seen the creation of the Kenya Aviation Holdings Group (ICAHG) that would have merged Kenya Airports Authority, Kenya Airways, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and other publicly owned enterprises in the Aviation Sector,” Kuria said in the letter to newly appointed Majority Whip Emmanuel Wangwe.

“Despite frustrations from deeply vested and entrenched interests in this sector, we managed to push through our report which is now gathering dust in government bureaucracy. With my exit. I trust that public interest will prevail over individual gain and that the report will be implemented without further delay.”

Under his leadership, Kuria said, the committee backed President Kenyatta’s Affordable Housing Program and was pilling pressure on the State Department for Transport to settle pending bills for the operations of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) before his ouster.

“Despite the suffering that this position has caused me in some quarters, I leave this committee with a smile when I look at the current ongoing initiatives…As I exit the committee, I pray and hope that the light will shine on the dilapidated roads network.” 

“I have no regrets… I hand back the position with humility but with my head high. I thank the party for giving me an opportunity to serve and make a difference in the lives of Kenyans,” added Kuria.

Kuria is among 16 MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto who were served with notices for removal from various National Assembly committees last week.

Others are MPs Joyce Chepkoech who was axed from the Labor and Social Welfare Committee, Robert Pukose (Energy Committee), and Cornelly Serem (Trade, Industry and Co-operative Committee).