Budget chief names MCAs with highest sitting allowances

Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Trans Nzoia ward representatives received the highest sitting allowances in the six months to December while their Vihiga counterparts were the least paid, according to a new report that shows how devolved units blew Sh1.2 billion on meeting fees.

Half-year data from the Controller of Budget (CoB) shows that on average, each of the 40 members of the county assembly (MCA) in Trans Nzoia’s was paid Sh158,893 per month.

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