Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wa has fronted his opinion that Kenya does not need Members of Parliament at the National Assembly.
Speaking during a podcast Karungo expressed his firm belief that in the event Kenya looked to abolish some elective positions, then the position of MPs at the National Assembly should be the first casualty.
While justifying his case, the legislator opined that the MPs job description can be handled by other leaders rendering the MP position unnecessary.
"An MP is elected, then they travel to Nairobi, they leave the people they have been elected to represent and forget them and why they were elected," Karungo stated during the interview."Compared to the MPs, MCAs are the local representatives who live with the people. They understand the needs of the people." the Senator said.According to him, Governors were the second most important elected leaders in Kenya because, they too, like MCAs interact directly with the people they represent and understand their needs.
While making his argument, he also claimed that the Senator position is more important than that of an MP based on the fact that this section of lawmakers passes national laws with the counties in mind.