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MCAs claim for double pay sparked gun fight in House

Police officers fight to restore order at the Kisumu County assembly after chaos broke out on Tuesday. MCAs were protesting against decision to adjourn sittings. [Denish Ochieng', Standard]

Allowances and supremacy battles are to blame for the chaos that have rocked the Kisumu County assembly since it was inaugurated, sources have said.

It appears MCAs can do anything, including jeopardising service delivery and embarrassing themselves by fighting in public, just to pocket allowances, at times illegally. 

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