Residents in South East Alego, Siaya County have called upon the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party to save their embattled ward representative.
Joseph Mboha has been having issues with his colleagues at the Siaya County Assembly for the last two months, and currently stands suspended from House sittings.
On May 7, the MCAs tabled a petition seeking Mboha's ouster, barely a week after the court quashed the MCAs attempt to push him out of office over gross misconduct.
Five petitioners; Sylvester Owuor, Michael Onyuowre, Nicholas Rajula, Francis Owino and Shadrach Sewe have since filed a petition to the Orange party seeking to have the MCAs tamed.
Addressing journalists in Karemo Ward, the residents argued that his absence in the Assembly has left his ward lagging behind in terms of development.
"As residents of South East ward, we condemn the acts of the Speaker. We have a right to representation but seems like he is determined to frustrate him. It is hardly a week since the court lifted his suspension only for the Assembly to suspend him again. We now want the party to step in and the courts to help us understand why the assembly has disobeyed their order," Chris Dondo, a resident, said as quoted by the Standard.
The residents also accused Speaker George Okode of malice, claiming that he is the force behind Mboha's frustrations.