Machakos MCAs have a say on the MCAs bill in National Assembly

Machakos county MCAs also had different opinions on the bills tabled in the National Assembly by Kisumu West MP Alango Aluoch.

Alango's bill states that any Kenyan seeking election in the MCA position should have education level not below o' level.

Muthwani MCA Dominic Maitha supported the bill saying that it will help streamline the county assembly by putting in people who are well conversant with the and the English language which is mostly used.

“It will help streamline the county assembly because most of the times you find somebody elected to the position and he cannot talk the English spoken in that house”, Dominic said.

Addressing journalists in Machakos town on Wednesday Mbiuni MCA Thomas Kasoa also added wight on Dominic's remarks saying that position needs educated people who will help in making valid laws in the house.

“We want educated people in the county assembly who can help make laws, we don't want people who can not even contribute during debates...”, Thomas said.

Either some MCAs opposed the motion saying that the position requires hard work and commitment but not really education.

Nominated MCA Bernadette Mueni argued that politics never requires education but how the elected is devotion to serve the people.

“Politics is not all about education, but how one is devoted to serve the people who gave him/her the position”, Mueni said.