The under-fire Kenyan Senate has received support from residents of Kisii County, who termed the National Assembly’s move to deny the Senate Sh1 billion meant for oversight as ‘unnecessary and irony of the highest class’.
Speaking on Tuesday at Ekona village in South Mugirango constituency, angry residents asked the National Assembly to respect the Senate as the custodians of devolution.
They said the Sh1 billion that Senators had asked for was fundamental, since it was to be used in putting governors on toes by bringing accountability and transparency in the manner in which the counties are being governed.
“The National Assembly’s step to deny the Senate money was unnecessary and an irony of the highest order. We need Senators in the county to ensure governors do not misuse public money as we are seeing now. Through Senators, we will see more accountability,” said Miruka Ondimu.
According to them, the National Assembly should be scrapped since it has been implicated in various corruption related cases with the most recent being that of PAC committee that was formerly chaired by Budalang’i MP Ababu Namwamba.
“We wonder what Aden Dualle and his team is telling Kenyans. The National Assembly is the one to be scrapped off because it is a den of corruption,” said Gideon Ombaga.
The Kenyan Senate has come under immense pressure after the National Assembly rejected the proposal to award Senators 1Bn for oversight in the counties with the former calling for a special seating on Monday to discuss the conduct of the latter.
But the residents maintained that the Senate was essential in bringing accountability of the tax payers’ money besides deciding important national projects.