Broke Nakuru MCAs Reject Christmas Holiday for Sitting Allowances

Members of Nakuru County Assembly have refused to take a Christmas holiday in line with the Assembly's schedule.

The MCAs unanimously rejected a motion for recess tabled by Leader of Majority Stanley Karanja on Thursday, until their demands are met. The Ward Representatives said they could not go for a holiday while broke and demanded to hold more committee sittings to get allowances.

They further expressed their anger with the rules and regulations imposed on their car and mortgage loans. The MCAs want the unsecured Sh2 million car loan and sh3 million mortgage loan be deposited on their accounts with immediate effect.

“How do we go on recess on empty pockets nothing? We need cars to visit all corners of the wards,” one MCA said.

“We want changes in the loan procedures and the money be wired directly to our bank accounts without any security," Deputy Speaker Samuel Tanui said.

“We should first pass the laws that will help us get these loans without strings attached first before we go on recess,” Mauche ward representative Mr Philip Rotich noted.

“We have been waiting for these loans for nearly five months and nothing is moving,” said Menengai Ward MCA Simon Mwangi.

The MCAs were scheduled to go for a two- month break and resume on February 13th, 2018.