It has emerged that Nakuru Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) will not attend President Uhuru Kenyatta’s function.
President Kenyatta is set to tour the region to launch the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway in Naivasha.
The MCAs on Tuesday refused to reschedule their routine sittings to create room so that they can attend the event on Wednesday.
The lawmakers have insisted that they have a business to attend, and they will not postpone the same for the sake of attending Uhuru’s function.
The decision was reached after Chief Whip Melvin Kipkoech Kutol moved the motion before he was seconded by his deputy Wahome Jambo Kenya.
The entire house rejected the motion hence leaving the function less colorful as usual. Rhonda Ward MCA Timothy Kabutu Kabiru said that they have no problem with the President but insisted that his tour has nothing to do with them
“The President’s visit in Naivasha is okay but it will not add value to this assembly,” said Mr Kabutu, as quoted by Daily Nation.
He added: “Let us not disrupt our Wednesday sittings because of the President’s Naivasha visit.”
The lawmakers insisted that they have a lot of business to discuss and rescheduling will interfere with various things. President Kenyatta is set to be accompanied by several government officials during the tour.