Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango has waded into the budget standoff in Kirinyaga as wrangles between Governor Anne Waiguru and the County Assembly rage on. Nyakango on Tuesday sided with Waiguru, accusing the MCAs of what she termed ‘wrong order of things’ and violation of laws in approving the 2020-21 County budget estimates and Appropriations Bill. The CoB and the governor appeared before the Senate Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, a meeting that was snubbed by the ward representatives. The committee had invited the Assembly Majority leader and the chairperson of the Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee to the meeting. At the centre of the struggle is the passage of the 2020-21 budget estimates and the Appropriations Bill.

Source: The Star July 21, 2020 12:08 UTC