Machakos governor Dr Alfred Mutua has urged newly elected and nominated Members of County Assembly (MCAs) not to indulge in corruption but focus on steering the county’s development agenda forward through proper legislation.
In his address to the Machakos County Assembly on Monday, Mutua asked the Ward Representatives not to be like their predecessors.
The Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC) governor claimed that MCAs in the previous assembly were corrupt minded and had appetite for money thereby failing to push for the interests of the locals in the assembly.
Mutua said that corruption is the reason to why most MCAs failed to make in the recently concluded general election.
"My appeal and advice is to you (MCAs) to keep off corruption and instead put all your energy in serving Machakos people who elected you to office ,” he said a as quoted by the Star.
Governor Mutua said that residents are yearning for good laws and policies which he said if formulated will promote development and service delivery.
The governor said that he will work with the MCAs to advance the interests of the people. “I am ready to work closely with all arms of the government at the county to ensure development for our people,” he said.
Mutua was often embroiled in tussles with MCAs in the previous assembly who at some point tried to impeach him (Mutua).
Governor Mutua called on MCAs to preach unity in their respective areas of representation despite their different political ideologies and affiliations.
Mutua won re-election in the recently concluded general election. The governor’s closest contestant in the recent poll, Wavinya Ndeti has however challenged Mutua’s re-election through a petition in court.
Ndeti claims that Mutua did not win fairly alleging irregularities in the gubernatorial race.
Photo caption: Governor Alfred Mutua when he addressed the Machakos county assembly on Monday. He has warned MCAs against corruption. (Photo: the-star.co.ke)