The Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has called for the abolition of the 47 county assemblies.
ODM chairman John Mbadi said county assemblies have failed to carry out their legislative and oversight mandates effectively, and should, therefore, be replaced with regional assemblies.
“Some of them have been compromised by the Executive and have, therefore, lost meaning. They are only driven by business interests inimical to their mandate,” claimed Mbadi.
Mbadi, who is also Suba South MP and leader of Minority in Parliament said counties have nothing substantive to show despite receiving billions of shillings from the national government.
“The results, as the Auditor General’s office shared with Kenyans recently, is a pointer to weaknesses and variables in smaller administrative units,” he said, adding that counties have had uncontrolled expenditure.
“A lot of money has been wasted on recurrent expenditures and projects that are not sustainable. These are issues that will inform the ballot question at the referendum,” he said.
The opposition party is also pushing for the creation of the executive Prime Minister position, who will be elected by Members of Parliament.
However, its push for referendum to introduce amendments into the Constitution to change the country’s leadership structure has met opposition from Deputy President William Ruto and other Jubilee leaders.
How will the governor work…
How will the governor work without the assembly but he Raila want a post created for him a post which have no function, not called for to create income for him which will come from poor man tax payment . Raila rot in hell!
Rao, dont you think the MCAs…
Rao, dont you think the MCAs have failed because they are incompetent? Introducing another set of counties albeit few will not solve the problem. It all comes down to ability of the leaders,in this case the MCAs.
Kenya became a British…
Kenya became a British colony in 1922. In 40 years ( 1922-1962), the colonial administration had built roads,schools, hospitals, training institutions, a self sustaining local economy, functioning towns and municipalities, electric and water systems, and a police and civil service that was efficient and devoid of corruption. Between 1963 and now the most notable ‘progress’ is the decay of almost everything that we inherited while we attempt to correct by experimenting with all manner of ways. Kenyans,we are simply flayiling but we’re clearly not sure where we are headed. Why can’t we just simplify things, and get back to the system used by the Brits, with a little adjustment? It might work, after all,we are still fighting to get our kids to the schools the Brits built, Alliance. They’re still the best in class. Let’s swallow our pride and accept reality.