MCAs spent full budget allocation in just six months

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o when she appeared before the National Assembly Finance Committee on the Budget Policy Statement at Continental House, Nairobi, in February. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Members of the 47 County Assemblies have spent a whopping Sh1.16 billion on sitting allowances in only six months of this financial year, more than what was spent in 2018/2019.