Kisumu MCAs have devised a new method to ensure they increase votes that would give them a political advantage in future elections.
The County legislators rejected a proposal to lower the cost of birth control stating that it would depress their numbers in terms of voters for political contests.
According to the legislators, reducing the charges for vasectomy would prompt more men to go for the procedure drastically preventing them from siring more children.
This would, in turn, reduce the number of voters in future elections, disadvantaging the region politically.
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Discussing the bill tabled by the Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Stephen Owiti, the MCAs advocated for the rates to either be maintained or increased to prevent men from accessing the service.
Muhoroni/Koru ward representative Julius Genga proposed the procedure be made more expensive stating: “We need tyranny of numbers, not suppressing the numbers we have at the moment.”
The MCAs also rejected proposals to reduce the cost of tubal litigation.
Nominated MCA Caleb Omoro stated that lowering the charges would have a negative impact on the revenue collection for the county.
“We are expected to raise up to Sh1.4 billion in local revenue. This cannot be achieved when we reduce the fees,” Mr Omoro conveyed.
[caption caption="MCAs during a session in Kisumu County Assembly"]
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The latest statistics by IEBC estimates Kisumu’s population to be 1,145,749 people with 385,820 registered voters.
