Former ward representatives say they pocketed Sh80, 000 each to attend meeting that did not happen

From left: Yahya Mutali, Wanyela Ochunga, Chuli Murumba and Fredrick Mukhwana during the hearing of the case. [Photo:Duncan Ocholla/Standard]

Seventeen Members of the County Assembly from Bungoma received Sh80, 000 each to attend a committee meeting that never took place, a court heard yesterday.

The MCAs, members of the county assembly's Implementation committee, were paid to attend a meeting and subsequently file a report on the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP). They were meant to sample projects and programmes undertaken by the county government and assess their progress before tabling a report in the House.