Panic engulfed the Siaya County Assembly as angry youth held
hostage the Members of the County Assembly.
Angry youth held captive the MCAs for over half an hour on
Tuesday blaming them for rejecting nine candidates nominated for the county
executive posts.
As soon as the County Assembly adjourned at 8pm, the angry
youth stormed in and prevented the MCAs from leaving for having rejected
Governor Cornel Rasanga’s nominees to the cabinet
Earlier, the debate on the nominees was delayed as youths
chanted "We are watching you" outside the assembly.
According to The Star, the ensuing stand-off forced the
sergeant-at-arms to shoot in the air to disperse the youths who hurled stones
at the Assembly premises and broke windows.
On their part, the MCAs defended their decision to reject
the nominees saying they failed to fit their various job descriptions.
Usonga MCA Sylvester Madialo said the committee rejected the
nominees for failing to fit the portfolio they were picked for.
"This means that the governor is at liberty to realign
his nominees as per their qualifications," he said.
Out of Rasanga’s nominees, the MCAs only approved Mary
Omondi as Education CEC.
Among the nominees Rasanga had chosen was Jaoko Oburu, the
son to former nominated MP Oburu Odinga.
Oburu had been earmarked to head the Tourism docket in the
new look county cabinet.
Rasanga who sacked the previous Cabinet said he had delayed
in appointing the new executive committee because he had wanted to pick
qualified people who will deliver services to the public.
The other nominees included Joseph Ogutu as Finance
Executive and George Rubik, who lost his bid for speaker as water
representative.
The others were Nicholas Kut (Agriculture), Elizabeth
Odhiambo (Enterprise and Energy), Adrian Ouma (Physical Planning) and Dorothy
Owino (Health).
Rasanga also picked George Amenya (Roads) and Dalmas Wahkla
(Public Service).
