Kiambu MCAs have told residents not to pay any license fees or levies to the county government as there is no law in place to legitimise the process.
The 48 MCAs on Tuesday walked out of the assembly chambers after the executive presented the 2023-24 Finance Bill. They said the executive had denied Kiambu residents development even after they had passed the 2022-23 Finance Act.
Kijabe MCA Stephen Nyutu said they had unanimously agreed that they would not allow the executive to table the Finance Bill because the previous bill "has not been effectively acted upon".
“The county executive has been collecting revenue from Kiambu county residents but unfortunately it has been one year and there is no development to show on the ground,” Nyutu said.
He said the executive, led by Governor Kimani Wamatangi, should first tell Kiambu residents what he has done with the Sh3.6 billion collected in own-source revenue under the previous Finance Act.
“Right now, every coin being collected by the Kiambu government is illegal since there is no law in place passed by the assembly to collect the monies," Nyutu said.
Limuru East MCA Macharia Wambui said they have agreed not to pass the Finance Bill as there is no need for the county government to collect money yet there are no services offered to the people.
“The people who elected us are the same ones who are complaining to us that nothing is happening in terms of development and services,” Macharia said.
He said their role of oversighting the county government is paramount as Kiambu people are not receiving value for their money.
“As MCAs we cannot have a budget of Sh22 billion whereas the people are not receiving services and have nothing to show on the ground,” he said.