Johnson Owiro
On September 17 Migori county governor Okoth Obado launched a project at Migori primary school to end stigma of HIV/AIDS.
The project dubbed Migori County League was launched in conjunction with National Aids Control Council to target youth aged between 15-24 years.
But MCAs led by Central Sakwa MCA Johnston Owiro last Tuesday launched the petition saying they were not involved in the planning process.
“We only heard about it on the press and as the assembly we have not in any way be involved, we want the project stopped,” Owiro said.
Speaking to the press in his ward, Owiro said through the petition they want Obado to explain how much will be used in the project and how the money will be acquired.
“We did not factor the tournament in the project, we want to know how it came to be budgeted for,” he said.
Obado, while launching the project said: “Through this, the county shall reach all the 40 wards in the county.”
Migori County, according to the Governor still bears one of the heaviest HIV burdens in Kenya with its prevalence reading 14.7 per cent as compared to the national average of 6 per cent, with the county ranking four nationally, after Homa Bay, Kisumu and Siaya counties.
Please Mr. MCA , I wish to beg you to stop your stupidity and get facts right. The Maisha League is sponsored jointly by The National AIDS Control Council (NACC) and County Govt. This initiative is already working in all other Counties including Kisii County Government which is a better managed County than Migori. Kindly peleka ujinga huko msituni.
Why use such unpolished words on an MCA? You seem to know more than the MCA and County Assembly on this project, just explain soberly, and go ahead to explain why it must be you to explain and not the Governor. Critically look at the issues raised by The Petitioner and critic them-you may be smarter there after. For now not.
It is interesting to have Billy Jean Mohammed refer to an elected Hon MCA as stupid while at the same time himself failing to refute the allegations by the MCA using facts. It could be true that the Maisha League is sponsored jointly by the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) and County Govt. but that does not absolve the governor from involving the MCAs. Again, it doesn’t matter whether the project is already working in Mecca, the Migori County Assembly has to be involved.