Kiambu CECs appear before County Budget Committee over 2020/2021 Budget Estimates

Today, the Kiambu Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) held a consultative meeting with 5 CECs aimed at ironing out some salient issues raised by the Members of the Committee on the 2020/2021 Budget Estimates. Among the issues discussed was County performance on Local Revenue; Pending bills; Wage bill; Hiring of employees among them Health practitioners and the County’s preparedness against COVID 19 pandemic, the disease impact to the County’s economy and ripple effects of the pandemic in the next year’s budget. Also discussed, was the running of the Municipalities and Ward Development projects. Among the CECs who appeared before the Committee was Mr. Wilson Mburu (Finance and Economic Planning), Dr. Margret Waithira (Public Service and Administration), Mr. James Mitambo (Physical Planning and Urban Development), Dr. Joseph Ng’ang’a Murega (Health Services) and Roads, Transport and Public Works Eng. Samuel Kimani Mugo. The CECs were also accompanied by Senior Officers from their respective departments. The Committee is chaired by Kahawa Sukari Ward MCA Hon. Livingstone Waiganjo whose vice chairperson is Hon. Josephine Nduta Muongi (Nominated MCA).