A section of Kiambu town residents have vowed to support and sign for the ‘Punda Amechoka, Punguza Mzigo’ referendum campaign being spearheaded by Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria.
The residents say that the campaign by Kuria is necessary and will save taxpayers a lot of money.
Speaking to this writer on Monday, the residents said that its time the number of elected leaders was reduced.
The residents said that the high number of elected and nominated leaders has resulted to a bloated economy.
“We are fully behind and will support the ‘Punda Amechoka’ referendum proposals by Gatundu MP once it's brought to Kiambu,” said Abraham Munila, a mechanic at Ikinu trading center in Kiambu.
The mechanic noted that the economy is not favorable because a lot of taxpayers’ money is used to pay elected and nominated leaders.
Brian Kariuki, a student at a local university in Kiambu supported the proposal by Kuria stating that its time the constitution was changed and some positions scrapped for the sake of the economy.
“The harsh economic environment being witnessed in the country is because of the bloated wage Bill where a lot of money is used to pay people at the expense of development,” he observed.
The residents urged leaders in Kiambu to support the proposal by Kuria to scrap some positions and reduce the number of representatives.
Kuria is spearheading the ‘Punguza Mzigo’ campaign which he says aim at reducing the number of governors from 47 to 16, the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) from 349 to 200.
Kuria is also proposing the scrapping of Women Representative and Ward Representative positions.
The signature collection for the campaign started last week and according to the Gatundu South MP, 300,000 signatures have been collected so far.