The MCA

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www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/article/2000212045/mcas-changing-fortunes-how-once-tiny-post-has-become-golden-thanks-to-devolution


The MCA's post has emerged among the powerful ones under devolution, given the regional lawmakers play an oversight role over billions disbursed to counties, which makes the former councillor's post in the past local authorities pale in comparison.
This year, Sh301 billion including conditional grants has been allocated to the 47 counties, a huge allocation placed under the oversight of the country's 2,222 MCAs across the regional parliaments.
Of the number, 1,450 are elected and 772 nominated to the county assemblies that also approve county budgets and make laws to be enforced by county governments.
On average, an MCA takes home Sh250,000 per month, which translates to a total of about half a billion in salaries every month. This is more than the money allocated to an average government department.

[Georgesoros]

Kenyans think that high salaries = patritism.
Shikuku et al earned peanuts but they were the most patritic Kenyans ever.
Government leaders these days = GREED. At least most of them.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Now, if only they could do their jobs we could streamline the function of the senate to be in line with more established practices of senates around the world.  Or better still get rid of it.

[Georgesoros]

Problem is that there are so many of them.
Theres too much government in Kenya that does nothing except drain needed resources.

Now, if only they could do their jobs we could streamline the function of the senate to be in line with more established practices of senates around the world.  Or better still get rid of it.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Problem is that there are so many of them.
Theres too much government in Kenya that does nothing except drain needed resources.

Now, if only they could do their jobs we could streamline the function of the senate to be in line with more established practices of senates around the world.  Or better still get rid of it.

Agreed.  There should probably a formula like two, maybe three, per constituency.  Generally speaking there should be a formula that IEBC uses to determine electoral constituencies, after every census.