The MyKhas system is intended to facilitate assistance and development programmes for the public and is not meant for the personal use of Members of Parliament (MPs), Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said.
Fahmi, who is also Unity Government spokesman, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was correct in stating that special allocations could be channelled directly to the people instead of being distributed through MPs.
He explained that the funding referred to was the Prime Minister’s Special Allocation, as provided for under the Malaysia Plan and the national Budget. The Prime Minister has the discretion to determine how the allocation is distributed to ensure it reaches the intended beneficiaries.
“What the Prime Minister said is correct, accurate and true. The allocation referred to is the Prime Minister’s Special Allocation, and it is up to him how it is channelled.
“Like me, MyKhas cannot be used for oneself. MyKhas is for the people, residents and voters within a parliamentary constituency. The money has never been channelled to MPs,” he said.
Fahmi said this after officiating the 2026 Safe Internet Parents and Teachers Association (PIBG) Convention for the Federal Territories at Imbi Convention Hall, Cheras, today.
He said MyKhas funds are managed by the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) under the Prime Minister’s Department, with applications for assistance able to be submitted through the relevant agencies, particularly in opposition-held states.
In certain constituencies, he said, the distribution mechanism could involve appointed political representatives. In Ampang, for example, the process is managed by the Prime Minister’s Political Secretary Datuk Azman Abidin, while assistance in Petaling Jaya is coordinated through the local branch chief and state assemblyman.
Fahmi maintained that the mechanism announced by Anwar did not present an issue because the funds would ultimately be channelled directly to the people.
Anwar had on Friday reiterated that government allocations were intended for development and welfare needs and were not funds belonging to MPs. He said there was no question of allocations being blocked from MPs as government funds were used to finance projects that directly benefited the public.
The Prime Minister was responding to claims by Ampang MP Rodziah Ismail that her service centre had lost access to the MyKhas system, which is used to manage constituency development allocations.
Rodziah had previously expressed disappointment after her Ampang People’s Service Centre was denied access to MyKhas from July 29. She said the move had affected the distribution of constituency allocations and the implementation of various community-focused projects that had been an important source of assistance for residents.
The issue has also involved several other PKR MPs. Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung, Subang MP Wong Chen and Rodziah were previously reported to have lost access to MyKhas.
The three MPs had attended the launch of Bersama, a political party founded by former PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The development has added a political dimension to the ongoing discussion over access to constituency allocations and the mechanism used to distribute government assistance.
