By Peter Ochieng
Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and National Administration Kithure Kindiki on Monday continued his onslaught, against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s stand on adoption of the one-man, one-vote, one-shilling formula in sharing of national resources.
According to the second in command, the formula which entails areas with high population getting more resources will play to the advantage of residents of Mt. Kenya.
Since Friday last week, CS Kindiki has been using social media platforms to oppose the proposal, adding that no part of the country should be left behind as far as sharing of the national cake is concerned.
Speaking in Marsabit County on Monday while presiding over the launch of Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTP-IV), Kindiki said no part of the country should be discriminated against.
“We cannot encourage a situation where we start discriminating against any part of the country. Lamu, Kisumu, Marsabit, Kericho, is Kenya. Every one of our 47 counties is an important component of our Republic and is entitled to development,” said Kindiki.
“The areas that were marginalized in the past, in accordance with our Constitution, are even entitled to affirmative action projects to make sure that we make all parts of Kenya equal with the rest of the country,” he added.
The CS said the ongoing discussions are good, urging Kenyans to ensure talks on regional unity extend to the entire country.
“Open and direct involvement in pursuing ethnic or other sectarian interests while holding a national office whose services are for the defence of the national interest is unconstitutional and a violation of public trust.”
Kindiki’s stand has also been taken by his Roads and Transport counterpart, Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen.
Gachagua however insists that the one-man, one-vote, one-smiling formula will ensure that all parts of the country are developed.
He has been backed by opposition leaders, Raila Odinga and Eugene Wamalwa respectively.