Busia County Assembly Minority Leader Zacchaeus Kubasu on Thursday tabled two Motions seeking to impeach County Executive Committee Members Peter Odima (Land, Housing and Urban Development) and Paul Olung’a Ekwenye (Sports, Culture and Social Services).
He accused the two executives of grossly violating the 2010 Constitution.
The allegations levelled against Odima, among other accusations, include instructing the demolition of business premises and kiosks within Busia town without adequately consulting business stakeholders including kiosk owners who were directly affected during the exercise.
The Marachi North MCA in his Motion also claims the destruction of kiosks along the Busia-Kisumu highway led to the destruction of property amounting to millions of shillings and that the exercise in some instances, led to physical harm when demolitions were being undertaken.
He also alleges that the exercise, under the watch of Odima, was done discriminatively where “well and connected” kiosk owners were spared and that the whole exercise was marred by corruption".
The Member of the County Assembly is also not happy with how new kiosks are currently being allocated.
Kubasu in the Motion said top priority in the allocation of the newly constructed kiosks should have been given to people whose business buildings were demolished.
