Mudavadi, Wetang'ula Dismiss Raila's Push for a Three-Tier System of Government

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula and Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi on Saturday renewed their battle against Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga over his proposal to call for a referendum to amend the constitution.

Speaking in Sabatia, Vihiga County the opposition leaders faulted Raila's move to create a three-tier system of government.

Wetangula conveyed: "The proposal that we should introduce another tier of government is something that we cannot accept. We have the Devolution and we have a responsibility to make sure it works.

"How can you start an experiment before the experiment you are going on with has not been perfected?" he posed.

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On his part, Mudavadi questioned the motive behind the referendum, accusing the executive of interfering with the legislature to make sure the proposal by Raila to sail through.

"The executive is not answering questions properly in Parliament. It has gotten to a point where when the Parliament summons government officials to answer questions, they go there to give lectures instead.

It makes one wonder which of the two has power in Parliament, the government officials or the legislators?" he stated during he homecoming party of Sabatia Member of Parliament (MP) Alfred Agoi.

Echoing the sentiments, former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale stated that the push by Raila to introduce third-tier government was to the benefit of the governors.

"We know you (referring to Raila) have been walking with ODM Governors collecting money from them since 2014 till now. In the referendum, you want to make regional blocks. Your agenda is to make Governors happy and not for the good of all Kenyans," he conveyed.

Khalwale added that the focus should be on improving devolution in the counties rather than adding other levels of government.

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"Adding the third tier will expand the cost of running the government in Kenya. We assure you that during the referendum we will stop you on that agenda," he stated.