11TH Parliament is a let down to the nation

The rejection of majority of sitting Members of Parliament and Members of County Assemblies by voters in the recent party primaries, is an indictment on the 11th Parliament.

That voters in Baringo rejected all MCAs while Nyeri County rejected all but Kieni MP Kanini Kega shows Kenyans have matured politically.

The eleventh Parliament which took advantage of the tyranny of numbers to pass unpopular laws at the behest of the Executive.

Independent candidates could be the game changer in the House If majority win during elections. As Parliament resumes for its final leg before dissolution later this month, Kenyans must take stock of how it has performed since 2013.

Parliament has been a let down in terms of attendance, debates and handling of petitions among others. Parliamentary Committees probes into high profile cases have not yielded much with claims of money changing hands to influence the outcome of reports.

Members of Parliament also shot down the Senate’s proposal for Sh1 billion, to facilitate Senators over sight role of counties.

The County Assemblies are not any better. MCAs have been pushing for their selfish interests at the expense of serving wananchi.

This is why I strongly feel that all county governments should be audited three months after the General Election to establish how much money was used to fund MCAs lavish lifestyles.

We know that each Ward was allocated over Sh70 million for development after the MCAs arm twisted Governors to give in to their demands.