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Agriculture executive grilled on sh4.3m earthworms project

MCAs say expenditure was not budgeted for

Senior county government officials were yesterday grilled by MCAs over the controversial Sh4.3 million project to rear earthworms and black soldier flies.

Appearing before the County Assembly Agriculture Committee, Agriculture Executive Karwitha Kiugu and Livestock Officer David Mugambi were at pains to explain why the devolved unit spent the funds on a project they had not approved.

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