PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPHJubilee Party has asked the Controller of Budget to stop the Opposition from using public funds channelled to counties they control to fund the People's Assembly. The Garissa Township MP said the Government was cognisant of the fact some counties have approved the peoples’ assembly motion, whose legal basis and constitutionality is still uncertain. “The motion also seeks to establish and use the peoples’ assembly as a platform to push for secession bid, another questionable constitutional amendment,” he said. “Political activities ought to be financed from political parties, which are funded from public funds...” lashed Duale. He argued that Odhiambo was not supposed to authorise withdrawal of public funds to finance the activities of the ‘peoples’ assembly’.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2017 08:26 UTC