Nakuru county Governor Kinuthia Mbugua and Speaker Susan Kihika have hailed the court’s decision to scrap of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
Speaking in Kiamaina area in Nakuru, the two leaders claimed that Members of Parliament had failed to fulfil the purpose for which the kitty was created. They said that the fund had been turned into a selfish drive to gain political mileage.
The two leaders claimed that the funds were against the law and should be transferred to the county governments to ensure they are properly utilised.
“They cannot be able to handle the cash well and do not even get involved in proper planning for the cash. The way the money is disbursed is also strange, hence accountability becomes a big problem,” said the governor.
Kinuthia added that the cash should be transferred to the county government who have been able to deliver services to the residents claiming that MPs had failed to utilise the cash well and hence the gap in service delivery.
At the same time, Kihika claimed there were proper plans on how the funds will be utilised if given to the counties.
“We have already seen the positive fruits of devolution as residents are now benefitting from free medical care and proper schools,” she added.
The two spoke during a ceremony where 45 youths in Kiamana received their driving licenses on Tuesday.
At the same time, the governor called on President Uhuru Kenyatta not to assent to ‘bad laws’ enacted by MPs saying that the legislators are misadvising him.
“We respect our president and our country and we ask him not to append his signature to these backward laws that are misleading,” Mbugua said.
Mbugua was referring to the amended Order of Precedence Bill approved by MPs recently that bar’s governors, cabinet secretaries, leaders of majority in Parliament from using 'His Excellency', governors’ spouses as the 'First Lady' and Members of the County Assemblies from being referred to as Honourable.
He accused the leaders of engaging in trivial matters yet there were more crucial national and county issues that needed their attention and energies.