MCAs cut corners to pass key bill in record time

"Do not appropriate funds for the County Public Service Board totalling Sh36 million until the board is properly constituted," he advised.PHOTO: COURTESY

The local assembly has passed the County Appropriations Bill 2016 in a record two days after hastening the legislative process.

Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson Duncan Gituanja yesterday moved a motion to waive the seven-day maturity period for a bill to be discussed and also skipped the committee stage.