Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) in Garissa have vowed to impeach their Speaker over unfair treatment by the Speaker.
The MCAs led by staff union chairperson Abdullahi Olow claimed that assembly members have been assaulted by Speaker Ahmed Ibrahim Abass and most of them are living in a state of fear.
Mr Olow said Speaker Abass has abused several of the assembly members and has made it a habit of condemning them even inside the chambers.
The staff members have downed their tools for the second day on Thursday protesting against the Speaker.
The chairperson said the assembly needs a leader who will listen to their grievances and address them with respect.
“Staff members are living in fear. The Speaker has physically assaulted some staff in this Assembly. It is also on record that he has abused several and called them goons. This assembly has a leadership problem,” said Mr Olow as quoted by citizentv.co.ke.
The members on Wednesday had asked the County Assembly Board to address their grievances but they were dismissed.
A section of the members who were present during the meeting said they want to be respected by the Speaker and for the Board to hear them.
Garissa Township MCA Mohamud Omar, who is the welfare chairperson in the county, said staff members should be treated with dignity and respect and their complaints heard.
“Assembly members have been taken hostage by the Speaker. The Speaker has been giving orders to reverse decisions made by some members of the speaker’s panel who sit for him when he is away,” claimed Fafi ward representative Hassan Halane.