Makueni freezes accounts over assembly expenditure

Makueni County Assembly is facing a cash crunch after the executive froze all accounts over audit queries.

In a press statement dated November 13, Executive for Finance and Planning Alidan Mbinda, said, “The County Assembly’s failure to adhere to procedures and requirements of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 leaves the head of treasury with no option but to invoke section 105(b) and consequently order with immediate effect the stoppage of funds to the County Assembly.”