Vihiga County will build a Sh80 million official residence for the governor in a bid to beat the June 30 deadline when house allowances for governors, their deputies and county assembly Speakers will be scrapped. Governor Wilbur Ottichilo Thursday launched the building of the house and another posh one for the deputy governor which will cost Sh55 million to build. The governor's official house will sit on a two-acre piece of land bought for Sh23.9 million in Endeli, Sabatia. The deputy governor’s house is being constructed in Solongo, Chavakali while the Speaker’s will be built at a later date. SRC CIRCULARA circular by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) notes that governors, their deputies and assembly Speakers will lose house allowances on June 30 this year.

Source: Daily Nation March 29, 2019 12:22 UTC