Kisii County assembly Speaker Kerosi Ondieki has urged leaders of the county government to stop insulting each other in public meetings.
Kerosi noted that recent utterances and behavior of some leaders have gone beyond the acceptable practice of democratic rights and civilised exchange.
Speaking during a press conference at the assembly chambers, he said it is very uncouth for any county leader to call a meeting to insult another leader or use uncivilised language.
In the past few weeks, the county has witnessed an increased exchange of accusations and counter-accusations between some members of the county executive and those of the assembly.
“A leader who responds to criticism with insults and abuses shows immaturity and is thus not a good model to the youth who follow him and do his will,” said the speaker.
Adding “any leader should be above hecklers and correct the youth where they go wrong.”
He said most of the problems within the county government arise from various players not understanding or deliberately ignoring the constitution and the laws of the land.
The Speaker stressed that the constitution has very clearly defined roles for the governor, MPs and MCAs.
“However when one chooses to play the role that is not his and harbors the idea that others have no role at all and that only his views are right then this forms the foundation for major problems,” he explained.
About the much-politicised ward development fund, the Speaker emphasised that the local assembly has not and will not consent as has been alleged in certain quarters to allocate Sh20 million per ward to MCAs to manage projects in their wards.