Kenya: MCAs Are Clueless About Devolution

editorial

Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo has condemned the caliber of members of county assemblies (MCAs) in a damning audit report, questioning not only their slippery grasp of legislation but also their financial competence as overseers of finance management.

The controller's first Budget Implementation Review Report on MCAs exposes profligacy on a scale that Kenyans clearly never reckoned with when the devolved government idea was sold to them during the constitution review process.

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