[Ex-Budalang'i MP Ababu Namwamba. He now wants the government to cut funding to counties that have adopted a Bill by NASA christened "The People's Assembly" Courtesy: The Star]
Former Budalang'i MP Ababu Namwamba has threatened to present a petition to Parliament for the scraping of seven counties which passed the Bill supporting the People's assembly floated by NASA.
Speaking under the banner the Council of Kenya Professionals, Ababu wants the National Treasury to cut funding to the seven counties which includes Siaya, Homa Bay, Vihiga, Busia, Kisumu, Migori and Kakamega.
In a press briefing on Thursday, the former lawmaker who also chairs CKP suggested that the move by the counties to adopt the Bill supporting the People's Assembly was illegal and unconstitutional.
"The idea of forming people's assemblies is in capitalist economies and dangerous for the peace, stability and democracy of a nation," he sad. "It will also result in misuse of funds because those sitting in the assembly will be paid," he said.
"The National Treasury should stop disbursing funds to these counties because the idea is a waste of taxpayers' money and the Bill was done without consultation with the very people who selected MCAs to county assemblies," he added.