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Why Kisumu MCAs were on last minute spending spree

Kisumu County Assembly in session on June 30,2016. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

A report by the Controller of Budget might explain why members of Kisumu County Assembly were on a spending frenzy weeks before the curtains fell on their term.

The County Governments Budget Implementation Review for Half Year 2016-2017 shows that the assembly had underutilised most of the funds allocated to it in the first half of the 2016-2017 financial year.

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