Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has reprimanded Nairobi Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) allied to Raila Odinga’s Azimio for refusing to attend his meeting.
Speaking during the event, Gachagua said that the Azimio
MCAs declined to attend the meeting for the Nairobi Rivers Commission
engagement at the official residence in Karen and requested it be held at a
neutral venue.
The visibly agitated Gachagua noted that his office is
tasked with coordinating intergovernmental delegations and hence such meetings
should be done at his residence.
“We invited everybody and I am very grateful to those who
have been able to come some have given apologies but I was told a section of
the county assembly from one side of the coalition said they needed a neutral
venue.”
“For the purposes of being very explicit, the Office of the
Deputy President has the role of coordinating intergovernmental delegations so
when we invite you here this is your office because intergovernmental
delegations are done from here,” Gachagua stated.
The DP noted that even governors from the opposition
coalition attend meetings at his residence and discuss key issues on emergence
coordination and the division of revenue.
“I think the Azimio section is a bit misguided that they could be a neutral venue to discuss anything to do with inter-governmental relations.
"It will aways be discussed here and they are always welcome because
if they don’t decisions would be made that affect their people what will they
tell the people,” Gachagua stated.
Further, DP Gachagua appealed to the Azimio politicians to
put politics aside and focus on service delivery to the electorate.
He pointed out that he would have been happy if the MCAs
attended the Nairobi Rivers Commission engagement meeting and shared their
views.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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