Liberals Senator Lucy Muringo Gichuhi born on September 23, 1962, in Kenya, she came to Australia in 1999 and granted citizenship in July 2001, but she succeeded in the political career. Obviously, Ms. Lucy Muringo Gichuhi joined a political party and later stepping the federal Upper House. Her political life has started after Mr. Bob Day lost the national building company Home Australia, the business collapsed with $AUD 40 million debt, so Senator Bob Day must declare bankruptcy while his account just has $AUD 4,000. The financial situation causes Mr. Bob Day couldn’t eligible for Senator of Family First Party then Ms. Lucy Muringo Gichuhi who is a member of this party to replace as an Independent. The Family First Party merged with Liberals then Ms. Lucy Muringo Gichuhi became Senator of Liberals Party in South Australia. She is a first African woman joins the federal Senate, the Australia media and Liberals promoted, actually, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull favors a new member.
However, her 65th birthday on September 23, 2017, Senator Lucy Muringo Gichuhi misused the taxpayers. She billed $AUD 2139 airfare and return paid for the family members traveled from Darwin to Adelaide for a birthday celebration. She is proud and considers it is the great birthday of a federal Senator with 180 photos caught at Rydges Hotel then posted on her Facebook. She wrote:” a wonderful night of celebration with family and close friends”. Therefore, after the misused taxpayers discovered, she agrees to repay fill the amount plus 25% penalty.
The misused taxpayers are the common problem of Australian politicians, the most political parties lavished the people money. Liberals senior member parliament was Damming Bronwyn Bishop, former senior minister of John Howard’s government, and Lower House Speaker, she repaid $AUD 5.249,81 for wedding travel of her colleague Sophie Mirabella, it cost her political career. Recently, Health Minister of Malcolm Turnbull government is Ms. Sussan Ley lost her job after the travel claim failed the criteria. Liberals MP Peter Slipper lavished the taxpayers for travel and he resigned. Actually, a senior member of Labor, former minister of Kevin Rudd and Gillard Gillard is Tony Burke spent nearly $AUD 2,000,000 for an overseas trip, but he ignored and Labor protects. Opposition leader Bill Shorten left a Camcar waiting in a carpark last year while he was enjoying Melbourne Cup that cost $AUD 1,013 of the taxpayer, he also claimed $AUD 1,300 for a party fundraiser, it is not portfolio function. The taxpayers didn’t know the Labor’s high profiles repay or not?
Some Australian politicians snub the public, actually the taxpayers, they enjoy the taxpayers for multiple purposes, even some politicians stayed at the private house but claimed the hotel. Therefore, after the audit discovered, some paid back and they couldn’t ignore, it is the shame of Australian politicians. The taxpayer’s watchdog, audit, and the government may eye on the politicians, actually, the spending of parties./.