Governor Rasanga. Siaya MCA’s have complained over their security. [Photo: standardmedia.co.ke]
A number of Siaya Ward Reps have demanded that they be given security when debating contentious issues in the house.
They have threatened to skip the sessions until they are sure that them and their cars will be save in an event there an attempt to attack them.
They have faulted the violent ways in which issues are dealt with in the county. Tis is after a group of youth attacked MCAs recently when they rejected the cabinet list presented to them by governor Rasanga.
Led by the assembly speaker George Okode, they defend their stand saying that the cabinet nominees failed the suitability test as stipulated in section 35(1) of the County Government Act.
The incident was reported to the police and investigations are underway.