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Tense budget meeting in Nyeri ends in disarray

Members of the public during public participation on Nyeri County’s 2016/2017 budget at YMCA Hall in Nyeri yesterday. [PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD]

A public meeting to discuss Nyeri County budget estimates 2016/2017 nearly degenerated into chaos as members of the public scrambled to have their views heard by the Budget committee.

Budget committee chairman Duncan Gituanja had a difficult time controlling the crowd of about 1,000 people from six sub counties who had attended the forum at Nyeri town YMCA hall yesterday.

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