By Daniel Kituku
A disconect is being witnessed between the Assembly Committee on Finance and Social Economic planning and the Executive Department of Finance .
Today , a heated debate ensued in the County Assembly of Makueni between the whole house against the Assembly Committee of Finance and and Social Economic planning.
Members of the County Assembly accused the Finance Committee of failing to produce before the house the Makueni County Intergrated Development plan (CIDP) and Annual Development Plan (ADP) to pave way for the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP)- a process that paves way for the formulation of the County Budget.
Deputy Majority Leader Francis Munyao Mutuku attributed the laxity to produce these documents before the House to incompetence and absentism of majority of the committee members from their plenary sittings.
" Am really perturbed Mr. Speaker , there are members who rarely attend committees in this house. " said Mutuku.
" Majority of Members here come in, sign and leave the chambers " he added.
Nominated MCA Elizabeth Muthike on a point of order in a politically laced speech said the Finance Committee has failed the Assembly by the inability to table the CIDP.
She noted the Finance Committee does not even hold its meetings as required.
" The delay of this CIDP and ADP is because the Committee of Finance in this house has decided so " said Muthike.
She added that the Executive Committee Member for Finance submitted guidelines to the House through the Finance Chair but failed to follow up.
Others who castigated the Finance Committee include MCA Ilima ward Bishop Muthoka and the Chairman of the Environment Committee Joseph Muema among others.
The Assembly Speaker Douglas Mbilu rulled that the Members of Majority party Wiper who have claimed lots of positions in leadership the house should either prove as successful chairpersons or failures "to fail your party and the Government".
