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Oparanya tells off Matiang’i on clearance of pending bills

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya (centre) handing over a Municipal Charter and instruments of power to Kakamega Municipality Board Chairman Colonel (Rtd.) Job Akhulia on December 19, 2019 at Bukhungu stadium.

The Council of Governors (CoG) Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya has hit out at Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i over demands that governors clear all pending bills.

Mr Oparanya told Dr Matiang’i that they don’t want to be micro-managed by the National Government that has more pending bills running into billions compared to county governments.

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