Counties break law and pay assembly members more than allowed

Kisumu Governor Jack Rakuoma (left) confers with Migori counterpart Okoth Obado during the opening of a consultative forum between the Senate, Council of Governors and the County Assemblies Forum on Public finance at the Serena Beach Hotel, February 13, 2015. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Nyanza and Western county governments paid their MCAs more in sitting allowances than is allowed by the law.

The Governments Budget Implementation Review Report (GBIRR), which covered the 2015/16 financial year, reveals the counties also paid more in personnel emolument as well as domestic and foreign travel.