By GEORGE MUNENE More by this AuthorKirinyaga ward reps on Wednesday shot down the executive's proposed budget dealing a blow to Governor Anne Waiguru. The MCAs voted to rejected Ms Waiguru's memorandum on the 2020/2021 budget. In a motion moved by Baragwi ward representative David Mathenge, 25 MCAs voted to shoot down the budget, one supported it and six others were absent. The MCAs insisted that the budget presented by the governor was not friendly to the residents. The assembly’s majority leader Kamau Murango accused Ms Waiguru's administration of giving Environment and Gender department a raw deal when allocating funds for development.

Source: Daily Nation July 15, 2020 14:03 UTC