An uproar has greeted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) gazetted list of 19 nominated Members of County Assembly (MCAs) for Narok county as residents termed it unfair.
Many residents and leaders took to social media to protest the inclusion of a ‘foreigner’ from a neighbouring county, four relatives of the newly elected governor and former MCAs.
The nomination of Alice Chepkurui Kering, a former Minority Whip at the Nakuru County Assembly by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party is the most criticized of all the positions with politicians siding with residents to reject the move.
Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina termed the nomination of Ms Kering as ‘the biggest con game ever’ and vowed to turn the tables on the nominee and replace her with a Narok resident shortlisted for the position.
In his Facebook post, Ole Kina said; “nominating an ex-Nakuru MCA to serve the people of Narok! No wonder we lost the freaking elections…Jubilee party leadership what were you on crack or meth? Seriously?” Ole Kina posed.
Cheptongilo Kosigo, who was slated for the position, protested why her name was removed from the list and replaced by the two-term Nakuru nominated MCA who is a resident of Kapkures village in Nakuru town West.
Reacting to the shock nomination, Kosigo posted on her FB page; “Busy bodies stop insulting me because of Kering, you can as well nominate her elsewhere but not Narok county, I am a fighter and I will fight this until the last dog dies.”
In the nomination list, there are four relatives of the newly elected county governor Patrick Ole Ntutu who are nominated by different parties including three who were nominated to the last County Assembly.
They include; Mercy Resiato Keiwua (CCM), Lilian Murigo Mbuthia (ANC), Linda Katimwa Ntutu (Jubilee) and Liaram Nyamalo Ntutu (UDA).
The list includes a total of 16 women nominated MCAs and 3 males, representing the youth and the marginalized groups.
The number of seats allocated to each of the political parties is proportional to the total seats won during the August 9 general election that will now bring the total number of county MCAs to 49, an increase by two from the last assembly.
President William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza Alliance is dominant with a lion’s share of 24 MCAs and against the Azimio la Umoja- One Kenya Alliance who got 14 seats and jubilee 7 seats.
