We have not scrapped ward development fund, says Governor Ojaamong.

 Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong addressing the press in Kisumu where he said his government has not scrapped the ward development fund.-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.

 By Dickson Odhiambo

October 4, 2018.

We have not scrapped ward development fund, says Governor Ojaamong.

BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has clarified that his executive wing of the County Government has not scrapped the Ward Development as alleged by a section of Busia County Assembly MCAs.

Ojaamong says the Ward Development Fund is intact in the County Government’s current supplementary budget which should be tabled at Assembly for discussion and adoptions.

Addressing the press on the sidelines of a meeting for Busia County Government Executive and the County Assembly in Kisumu, Ojaamong said the information which was taken to the MCAs that the Ward Development has been scrapped from the Supplementary budget is very misleading.

Ojaamong said already his office has received a memorandum from the MCAs in regard to a number of issues including the ward development fund.

He says both the executive and the County Assembly should be meeting so as to fine tune the supplementary budget so that most of the issues the MCAs want are included in that budget.

“The purpose of this our meeting is to fine tune the supplementary budget so that most of the issues which the MCAs want included are there so that it reflects the needs of the people at the Ward level,” he says.

He says already the executive has done the supplementary budget and only needs the inputs of the MCAs before it is tabled, discussed and passed by the County Assembly.

Earlier today, MCAs from Busia County addressed the press where they talked about giving a memorandum on key issues they want addressed by the executive wing of the county Government.

Busia County Assembly Majority Leader Laban Wanjala said one of the issues in their memorandum is implementation status of the 2017/18 Supplementary budget as well as the status LPOs for the 2018/19 Budget.

The other issue they want addressed is the one distribution of Devolution Support grant of 553 Million on how it will be used.

They also want the executive to explain the issue of Bursary from the county Government of Busia, adding that pending bursary should be cleared.

Busia County Assembly Deputy Speaker Lawrence Murunga says it is quite unfortunate at the pace the projects implementation is taking place in Busia.

“We have demanded for a written explanation on those issues we have raised with the executive wing of the county Government,” he says.

He says those peddling lies that the MCAs have been bribed to stop peddling such lies.

He adds that they don’t have ward funds but ward based projects where projects are identified at the ward level and the executive implements them.

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