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MCAs allied to Kenya Kwanza and the Jubilee side walked out on Governor Joseph Lenku during the opening of the second session of the assembly.
The Tuesday afternoon ceremony of the third assembly was witnessed by Speaker Justus Ngossur and Senator Kanar Seki and other invited VIP guests.
Speaker Ngossur had just made his remarks where he urged all the MCAs to take their mandate seriously and discharge their duties effectively.
But when he invited the governor to address the House, a commotion ensued and the ward reps started to walk out.
Governor Lenku’s speech was interrupted since several MCAs continued to leave the chambers.
The 25 ward reps then gathered outside the Assembly where they raised issues against the administration of Governor Lenku.
The team was led by the leader of the majority party John Loisa and the chief whip Stephen Ngatho who claimed the executive should handle its affairs fairly and within the law.
Loisa claimed Lenku promised the people of Kajiado that there will be fairness in the distribution of resources to all but that was not the case.
The leader of the majority party said that some ward reps were not allowed to handle bursary issuance which disadvantaged some needy children.
The team reminded the governor that all elected leaders took the oath of office to serve all with all fairness.
The opposition brigade also took an issue with the swollen wage bill yet the executive was still employing new workers. They blamed the governor for allegedly giving empty promises on pending bills.
They claimed the contractors and suppliers were already avoiding taking on development works in Kajiado county due to non-payment.
Governor Lenku on Wednesday defended his administration, saying he will not be cowed by the Kenya Kwanza MCAs to bend the law on the distribution of bursaries in the county.
“Let them not beat the bush about the bursary claims. It is that bursary that is agitating them and they now want to blame my administration for everything,” said Lenku.
He told the Star on the phone that there is a law governing the distribution of bursaries to the needy and the MCAs are no longer involved in that.
“With regards to the pending bills, we are doing everything possible to clear them in time. The problem is that there has been a slow movement of cash to the counties. The moment we get the money, we will pay the suppliers,” said Lenku.
He appealed to the MCAs to leave politics aside and work for the people who elected them. BY THE STAR