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Kisii Governor Simba Arati addresses the County Assembly during his State of the County address on October 3, 2023. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
Differences between Kisii Governor Simba Arati and a section of legislators from the area heightened over the weekend, with the Controller of Budget imposing a temporary halt to the further requisition of funds by the devolved unit.
The leaders who oppose Governor Arati's leadership style attended a church service at Nyabururu Parish and called for sobriety, urging an end to the chaos in the Kisii county government.
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