48 MCAs sworn-in as second Kisumu County Assembly convenes.

The first session of the Second Kisumu County Assembly.A total of 48 MCAs have been sworn-in-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.

By Dickson Odhiambo.

September 7, 2017.      

                                                                                                      

48 MCAs sworn-in as second Kisumu County Assembly convenes.  

            

THE SECOND County Assembly of Kisumu has kicked off it sittings by swearing-in 48 Members of the County Assembly both elected and nominated.

The County Assembly of Kisumu convenes it first session on Wednesday and the first business has been swearing in of its 48 Members.

The Assembly has 35 elected MCAs representing 35 wards within Kisumu County and 13 nominated MCAs to represent various groups ranging from persons with disabilities, minority and marginalized ones.

This brings the number to be 48 as compared to the last Assembly which had 49 MCAs.

The long-serving Kaloleni/Shauri Moyo ward Representative Prisca Auma Misachi was the first person to take the Oath of Office then followed by Paul Okiri, Pamela Odhiambo and nominated Aslam Khan whom all served at the previous County Assembly of Kisumu.Misachi served as a mayor in the now defunct Kisumu Municipality when she was a councilor representing then Stadium Ward.

The n all the remaining 44 MCAs took the Oath of office following how their names appear in alphabetical order.

The swearing-in Ceremony at the County Assembly of Kisumu was full of theatrics as three MCAs who were being sworn-in went contrary to the prescribed Oath of office and inserted their own words during the process but the County Assembly Clerk Ben Opiyo had to intervene and asked them to repeat the process.

Kondele Ward Representative Joachim Oketch Omieno Aka Swagga caused a prolonged laughter in the Assembly when he inserted these words during his swearing-in:  “I will do justice to all people just like Chief Justice Maraga did.”

This forced the Clerk to tell him repeat the entire process which he did diligently.

Roy Samo of Kajulu ward caused further laughter at the Assembly during his swearing –in ceremony when he asked God to help Nasa Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga to become the next President.

He said: “So help me God and also Baba Raila Amollo Odinga to become the next President.”

His pronouncement also forced the Clerk and his term to repeat the whole process which he did well.

Kolwa East Ward Representative Stephen Owiti inserted the word “TIBIM” during his swearing-in ceremony which left the Assembly members in stitches.He was also asked to repeat the Oath of office taking and did it perfectly.

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