Many voters believe that MPs have solutions to all our social problems. Yes, if they perform their constitutional mandate: represent, legislate and oversight.
The work of the MP is to rationally debate and ensure just laws are implemented by the Executive and the Judiciary. Thirdly, it is the work of the MPs to oversight the executive and judiciary. But what happens when voter elect an Mp who not of sober mind and interferes with the business of the house thus unable to perform their constitutional mandate: represent, legislate and oversight. Then the voters suffer from poor governance.
In an interview with the news rooms , Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko sensationally claimed that he used to smoke marijuana together with Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu when they both served in parliament.
A claim his counterpart has refuted.
Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange , Sonko said that they used to smoke the drug during their days as MPs.
Sonko says they would sneak into a toilet at Parliament buildings to smoke bhang, but that he has since stopped the behavior.
“He (Waititu) used to smoke a lot of bhang when he was an MP, I’m a witness to this, we used to go to a certain toilet there… we used to smoke a lot of bhang with this guy,” Sonko says.
“He was hiding bhang in the socks.. he rolls so many… I’m a witness… I’m not smoking anymore him he’s still smoking as the Governor of Kiambu,” he adds.
But Sonkos confession of Bhang smoking is an outright proof that his behavior as described by parliaments Communications Assistant Minister George Khaniri was influenced by the drug.
In March 2011 Makadara MP Gidion Mbuvi alias Sonko was kicked out of Parliament for dressing ‘inappropriately’.
The MP had entered the chambers wearing ear studs and sunglasses when Information and Communications Assistant Minister George Khaniri alerted Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim and Sonko was subsequently ordered out of the House.
Mr Maalim said in the history of the august House, no male MP had ever come to the chamber dressed ‘in earrings or something on the ears’.
In his defence, Mr Mbuvi said he was representing the youth in the House and that his dress code reflected this.
But MPs Fred Outa (Nyando) and David Koech (Mosop) disagreed, saying it was a bad example to the youth and that not all young men dress like the MP.
Bumula MP Wakoli Bifwoli said it was inappropriate for the MP to dress like a woman.
“In the history of this world, men have never imitated women,” alleged Mr Wakoli as Kangundo MP Johnston Muthama said the dress code ‘depicted another behaviour that is not associated with upright men’ and that one day, we may have young men put on brassieres if this dress code could be tolerated.