Government spokesperson Eric Kiraithe on Thursday stated that counties which passed the People's Assembly motion would be surcharged.
Speaking during a presser, Mr Kiraithe noted that the counties contravened the law as public money that was meant for development was spent wrongly.
"MCAs in some counties are wasting public resources, debating and passing motions not supported by the constitution," Mr Kiraithe ascertained.
"You can sit anywhere with your friends and declare yourself the Pope as long as you're not using public resources," he added.
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He maintained that the Constitution is the supreme law which dictates how the country will be organised and authoriy exercised.
“The people of Kenya were availed every possible opportunity to freely and meaningfully generate, debate and vote for this constitution. It is the law of the land meaning that every state organ including the executive, judiciary, legislature, county governments, citizens and corporate persons have a mandatory responsibility to strictly comply.”
County assemblies that have passed the motion include Kilifi, Busia, Siaya, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori and Makueni.
The assemblies are part of the National super Alliance (NASA) multi-pronged strategy to end President Uhuru Kenyatta’s rule.
After the withdrawal of the coalition’s leader Raila Odinga from the repeat October 26 presidential election, the Opposition resorted to running a national resistance movement.
However, a Kitui court issued orders restraining counties from constituting a special college for the appointment of elected members, delegations and observers of the People's Assembly.
Furthermore, the court went ahead and also blocked any participation in the People's Assembly and implementation of the motions.
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The court affirmed that the orders will remain in force pending the hearing and determination of the lawsuit on January 25, 2018.
