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Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has lashed out at leaders for politicising abductions.
Speaking in Kakamega on Sunday, Governor Barasa told leaders to stop meddling in the security issue and instead allow the relevant state agencies, like the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), to unravel the matter.
He also advised parents to teach their children to respect the law and avoid situations that can lead them to getting in conflict with the law, saying such activities will automatically lead to arrest.
“We have freedom of expression, freedom of speech, which is a constitutional right, but let us not misuse that constitutional right and start abusing leaders,” he explained.
“Let the government institutions responsible for investigations tell us what the root cause is and where these youths are; we should not politicise abductions,” he added.
Meanwhile, Governor Barasa urged the Commission on Revenue Allocation to ensure that no county is disadvantaged in the new proposed formula on revenue allocation.
He raised concern that in the proposal, counties in the northern region are set to get a lot of funds in addition to equalization funds.
“I want to challenge the CRA that whatever you are recommending to the Senate, no county should lose, no county should be disadvantaged,” he noted.
The governor urged senators, who are defenders of devolution, to reject any proposal that would disadvantage most of the counties in terms of revenue allocation.
“Senators, you are the defenders of devolution; any proposal that disadvantages most of the counties must be rejected in total; we must have fairness, we must have equity, and I know the Constitution and the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act are very clear to all our arid and semi-arid counties,” he noted.
