Molo MP Kimani Kuria, who is serving his second term, is arguably one of the most qualified economists in the 13th Parliament.

He has been a member of the Finance and Planning Committee for the last 11 years. He was a member in the 11th and 12th parliaments before he was elected chair of the committee this term.

Kimani was born in 1991 at Mukinyai village in Sachang’wan in Molo Constituency in Nakuru County. Between 2008 and 2012,  Kimani acquired a Certified Public Accountant certificate.

In 2007, he joined Kenyatta University to study Bachelor of Commerce in Finance where he graduated in 2011 and later moved to Strathmore University to study a Master of Commerce and graduated in 2017.

Kimani worked at the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers as a Regional Finance Manager (Africa) from 2011 to 2017.

He was first elected in 2017.

The youthful MP has, however, had his shortcomings, most prominent being an incident where he was accused of attending an ant-illicit brew meeting drunk.

The meeting had been convened by the security personnel in his constituency only for the MP to show up drunk and struggling to control his movement.

He, however, apologised, saying the incident would not dampen his resolve to fight illicit brews in Molo and urged his constituents to join him in the war.

The MP has been vocal in support of the contentious Finance Bill 2023.

Every clause

The Finance Bill proposes an array of taxes including the three per cent mandatory monthly deduction for housing scheme from salaried Kenyans, 16 per cent fuel levy and 15 per cent tax on digital content creators.

He has been categorical that despite doubts that views given by Kenyans during the public hearings will not be considered.

“We cannot go with every bill. God will give us wisdom to make the best decision. The views Kenyans gave us will not be taken for granted. In the 157 documents, every clause matters,” he said recently.

With the Finance Bill, 2023 being partially amended by the committee before being tabled in Parliament, the legislator refuted claims by a section of leaders from the opposition Azimio la Umoja that the Bill will be passed in its current state.