MCAs block executive from reading budget

Kakamega County Finance Executive Paul Otsola(middle) arrive at Kakamega County Assembly compound on June 24, 2015. The budget reading day which was scheduled yesterday turned chaotic after a section of MCAs refused to allow the embattled CEC to read the budget statement on the floor terming him as among the corrupt officials who appeared in the presidential list of corrupt individuals. Accompanying him is Majority leader Robert Makhanu(right) and on the left is a county official. BY CHRISPEN SECHERE.

Activities at the assembly may stall for the next five days if Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) stand their ground not to allow Finance Executive Paul Otsola to read this year's budget.

Yesterday, the situation nearly turned ugly forcing anti-riot police to step in to calm matters. But the MCAs stood their ground and the speaker ruled that the executive reads the speech the following day (today).