Patricia Kebirungi
It seems that being an MCA and seating around does
really pay big money. Nyeri ward representatives are skipping assembly sittings
but still earning millions in allowances!
The House is hit by low attendance as the ward representatives
start campaigns to defend their seats. Seats they do not work hard to serve and
maintain.
On average, 10 out of the 47 MCAs attend assembly
sessions which run from Tuesday to Thursday. Since the Assembly resumed on February 9, 2016 ,
the opening session lasted only 10 minutes with less than five MCAs in
attendance forcing the Speaker to adjourn the sittings thrice due to lack of
quorum.
In February 2016, a report by the controller of
budget indicated that Nyeri County has the highest spending rates in allowance payment.
In 2015, taxpayers’ money amounting to Sh19.6 million was set aside to cover
siting allowances for the MCAs.
The MCAs only arrive, attend the session for a few
minutes while others only sign the attendance register and pick a bottle of water
and leave knowing that a share of the allowance will be in their bank accounts.
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