Salasya: MPs altered voting record to remove my name from Finance Bill 2026 voting list
By Emmanuel Rono, June 19, 2026Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has alleged that a section of legislators manipulated parliamentary records to exclude his name from a recent vote on the Finance Bill, despite what he says was an electronic voting process that cannot be easily disputed until official records are released.
In a statement on his X account on Friday, June 19, 2026, Salasya claimed that he was unfairly singled out and replaced in the official tally by another MP who, according to him, did not vote “No” during the division.
“A few MPs sat somewhere and decided to remove my name and replace it with someone who never even voted ‘No’,” he said.
Electronic voting
He further questioned the accuracy of the public voting breakdown, noting that the results are only expected to be officially confirmed through the Hansard record.
“The vote was electronic, and officially it is impossible to determine who voted yes or no until Hansard is out officially today,” Salasya stated.
The legislator suggested that the move was politically motivated, arguing that it reflected attempts to intimidate him over his position on the Bill.
“The fact that they went to such lengths shows one thing: they see me as a threat. But they should understand that removing my name will not silence me, weaken me, or bring me down. The truth remains the truth, and I will continue to stand by my principles,” Salasya said.
Finance Bill 2026 votes
According to the official tally by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, on June 18, 2026, the Ayes comprised 103 electronic votes and 19 manual votes, while the Nays comprised 36 electronic votes and 4 manual votes.
“The results of the vote are as follows: on the third reading of the finance bill, the ayes, electronic vote 103, manual vote 19, total 122. The nays: electronic vote 36, manual vote, 4; total, 40. Abstentions nil, so the results, the ayes have it,” Wetangula said.