Uproar over move to use public funds to pay gym subscription for overweight MCAs

Embu County Assembly Speaker Thiriku defended the plan saying they needed a healthy lifestyle. [File, Standard]

Embu residents and a section of MCAs have criticised the proposal by the County Assembly to pay gymnasium subscriptions for all its 33 members and 80 staff to lose excess weight.

While defining the Assembly’s planned activities in the 2018/2019 Financial Year, Speaker Josiah Thiriku said on realisation that MCAs had gained weight there was need for urgent interventions to ensure that they lead a healthy lifestyle.