Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has come out to dismiss claims he purposefully branded a National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) vehicle with UDA materials for use during his campaigns.


Barasa said an outsourced vendor he contracted to brand all his personal vehicles with the UDA campaign materials mistakenly branded the CDF vehicle because it was in the same parking lot, as his personal vehicles.

“I was branding all my cars and there was a mistake by the vendor to brand that vehicle in UDA colours. He was supposed to brand that car with the schools that I have built within the policy of CDF,” Barasa said.

After the story hit the local headlines, Barasa presented himself at the police station on Tuesday.

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Barasa supported his claims and said he was using the vehicle for campaigns because police went and found it parted at his home.

“The fact that they came to my house to pick the vehicle means that the car was not on the campaign trail. If I was campaigning with the vehicle, they would have impounded the car during my rallies,” the MP said.

Barasa went ahead and blamed his misfortunes on his competitor for the Kimilili parliamentary seat Brian Khaemba.

He claimed it was Khaemba who notified the police about the vehicle through a tweet in order to slow down his campaigns.


“I have a competitor called Brian Khaemba who tweeted three days ago tagging the IG and DCI and as a responsive police force they came in to ascertain the allegations,” Barasa said.

“He is my competitor and he is running on a DAP ticket. It is a person whose character is known. He thought maybe because he was my rival he could cling on to anything that would slow me down in terms of portraying me as a bad person to my constituents for him to gain leverage.”

Barasa also confirmed he has been using the vehicle since he was elected and defended himself, saying he was within his rights as the MP to use the vehicle to conduct Kimilili Constituency related businesses.

The MP also revealed he has security registration plates, which he switches on his other vehicles as a security measure.

“That is the car I have been using ever since I was elected to Parliament. The plates are my security plates that I keep changing on my other cars for security reasons,” the legislator said.


According to Barasa, the head of department and the local police traffic division base commander signs the vehicle's work ticked whenever he wants to use the vehicle.