Four MCAs in Kisumu County suspended over misconduct

Kisumu County Speaker Anne Adul has suspended four MCAs for gross misconduct.

The Speaker ruled that the MCAs' utterances may have led to an incident in which Kisumu West MCA Paul Okwiri was said to have been kidnapped by unknown people.

MCAs Osumba Olum (Kolwa Central), Willis Ogonyo (Muhoroni/Koru), Moses Ochele (East Kano) and Samuel Ong'ow (Masogo-Nyangoma) were forced to leave the chambers yesterday afternoon after Ms Adul delivered the ruling.

The four will serve varied terms with Mr Ochele expected to be out for 28 days, Mr Ogonyo eight days while both Mr Olum and Mr Ong'ow received a suspension of four days each.

The MCAs will not attend any committee sittings as well as enjoy other privileges, including allowances.

The Speaker accused the four of causing chaos during the sittings that took place on Wednesday and Thursday last week during a debate on the report by the ad-hoc committee on ward development fund.

She said the chaos showed that the assembly had lost direction.