Taita Taveta ward reps pass Samboja budget

Taita-Taveta County Governor and Members of the County Assembly addressing a joint meeting at his office marking the end to the 2019/2020 budget estimates. [Renson Mnyamwezi/Standard]

The Taita Taveta County Assembly has passed the 2019-2020 budget after a standoff that lasted five months.

This after members endorsed a proposal by Governor Granton Samboja to slash the amount they had allocated for the Ward Fund in the Sh5.7 billion budget estimates.