Transition Authority chairman claims Executive is frustrating him

By ROSELYNE OBALA

The Transition Authority (TA) has complained of being frustrated by the Executive in its bid to effectively discharge its constitutional mandate.

TA chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi regretted plans by the National Assembly to disband the authority and replace it with Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Wamwangi warned that scrapping off TA at this point is a scheme to ensure that devolution fails, noting that the Constitution stipulates it should exist for three years.

Appearing before the National Assembly Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), the chairman registered his disappointment.

“The Executive has been non-cooperative to the authority since it was formed last year,” disclosed Wamwangi.

He took issue with the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill 2013 presently in its second reading in the National Assembly, that seeks to disband TA, warning that the move would kill devolution.

“The amendments in the Bill backing the disbandment of TA clearly indicates that the Executive is not interested in ensuring devolution becomes a success,” he said, adding: “I read mischief in the process. Attempting to disband the  authority through a miscellaneous amendment bill, which is a bill normally used to make minor amendments to legislation is ill advised.”

The omnibus Bill supports the phasing off of TA immediately the Technical Committee is established under the Intergovernmental Relations Act.

Wamwangi told the MPs to tread with caution in passing the amendments as this will curtail the full implementation of devolution.