Kiambu Governor, Ferdinand Waititu will be facing opposition from the Members of the county Assembly (MCAs) when he tables a motion to abolish the positions of ward administrators.
Speaking exclusively to Kenyans.co.ke, Kiambu county chief whip Elijah Njoroge stated that he did not support the move by the county boss.
“Personally I will not support the decision and I know others won’t too, the ward administrators do a lot of work in development projects,” Mr Njoroge stated.
“There might be a conflict of interest but we cannot under estimate their work and to be honest we need them, doing away with the docket is not a good move,” he added.
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He further dismissed allegations that Kiambu MCAs are set to manage Sh9 Billion in a fund set up by Governor Waititu.
Mr Njoroge stated: “MCAs will not be handling the county fund, the ward development committee members will be the managers of that fund.”
He however, stated the MCAs will be patronizing the account to ensure that the money is not misused and allocation of money is done appropriately.
Governor Waititu had stated that his administration, through the regional assembly, had set up a fund worth Sh9 Billion with a view to decentralizing development.
According to Mr Waititu, each of the wards will get an estimated Sh30 Million per year, to ensure equitable sharing of resources among the different regions of the county.
The arrangement is similar to the National Government Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which is patronized by MPs.
[caption caption="Governor Waititu and Kiambu Chief whip Mr Njoroge"]
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