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Public participation aborts as county officials print few copies of draft bill

A deserted entrance to the Siaya County Government offices. Public participation to discuss Finance Bill 2019 ended prematurely after members of the public accused county officers of providing fewer copies of the draft bill. [File, Standard]

A public meeting to discuss the county’s draft Finance Bill 2019 was brought to a halt after members of the public protested over what they termed as lack of preparedness by the officials from the county government.

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