Kaloleni MP Gunga Mwinga at a past event. [Photo/ habarikilifi.com]
Kaloleni MP Gunga Mwinga has dismissed NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s call for six piece voting ahead of the forthcoming general election.
The Devolution Party of Kenya leader said the system prevents residents from voting for leaders who will serve their interests.The lawmaker, who ditched KADU Asili and formed the DPK party, said Raila should allow the electorate to back candidates based on their performance scoreboard and not political alignments. The legislator also said the system is likely to kill democracy in the country. “It’s really surprising to hear the same people telling people to embrace democracy and then they turn to advocate for six piece system which is against democracy,” Mwinga said.“I urge the so called NASA leaders to stop that tendency of lying to the people of Kilifi that voting six piece is the solution to problems of this county. That’s an obvious lie,” he added.Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi, however, differed with the politician, saying that Raila needs more MPs in parliament for smooth running of the government if elected in August.“As the president, he needs soldiers to assist him in passing of bills and motions in parliament and the same applies to me at the county assembly,” he said.