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County Governors with wastage of funds to face Senate, Says Kajwang.

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 County Public Accounts and Investments Committee Chairman in the Senate Moses Kajwang address the press on the sidelines of the ongoing fourth annual legislative Summit in Kisumu.He hinted that the Senate will summon some Governors whose counties have engaged in wastage of public funds-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.  By Dickson Odhiambo. April 17, 2019. County Governors with wastage of funds to face Senate, Says Kajwang. ALL the Governors across the country whose counties have been involved in wastage of Public funds will face Senate after being summoned. This was revealed as senate plans to summon governors of counties involved in wastage of public funds. County Public Investment and Accounts Committee in the Senate Chairman Moses Kajwang said governors affected will face the committee to explain why there is wastage of public funds in their counties. Speaking during the Fourth Annual Legislative Summit for Senate and County Assembly Members ...

County Assemblies want their funding allocation separated from Executive.

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Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode{C} address the media during the ongoing fourth Annual Legislative Summit for MCAs and Senators in Kisumu.He says County Assemblies needs financial Autonomy-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. April 17, 2019. County Assemblies want their funding allocation separated from Executive. THE County Assemblies across the county want a separate allocation of funding done not to be included in the executive wing of the County Government. Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode said this will surely help the county assemblies to do their work effectively without delays. Addressing the press on the sidelines of the ongoing 4 th Annual Legislative Summit in Kisumu, Okode said with the kind of work the County Assemblies are doing, there is need to have it funding which it really controls and not from the executive wing of the county Government. He said the Senate should consider the proposal for the County Assemblies to...

Ensure prudent management of public funds at the grass root level, CSOs tells the public.

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  Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative {Team} Coordinator George Collins Owuor address the media in Kisumu today where he urged the public to be very vigilant on the usage of public funds in counties-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.   By Dickson Odhiambo. April 16, 2019. Ensure prudent management of public funds at the grass root level, CSOs tells the public . The Public has been urged to ensure that there is prudent management of public funds at the grass root level especially on the issue of devolution. The Civil Societies Organizations in Kisumu said the public should not wait until the funds are misappropriated by those in authority and only raises questions later. Address the participants during a breakfast meeting on the issue of towards accountability and realization for a just and accountable Kenya, the CSOs led by Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative {Team} Coordinator George Collins Owuor, said all the stakeholders should also ...