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Governors protest after State issues travel ban

Council of governors chairman Peter Munya (left) with Kisumu governor Jack Ranguma during a press briefing in Kisumu on October 27, 2016. PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

The Government has slammed brakes on unnecessary foreign travel by county government representatives.

In a directive issued by Devolution and Planning Principal Secretary Mwanamaka Mabruki but opposed by chairman of Council of Governors Peter Munya, the Government said it would block the application for visas for foreign trips that are unnecessary.

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