This archive report was first published on 28 June 2020.
Published on June 28, 2020, Taita-Taveta County Governor Granton Samboja and members of the assembly have put aside their differences to work together for the county's development.
After weeks of tension, the governor and the MCAs have signed the Budget and Appropriation Bill, 2020 into law, marking a significant step towards unity.
The signing of the Bill into law will now make provisions for giving statutory sanction for public expenditure and appropriation of a sum on account by the county assembly for certain public services and purposes for the next financial year.
According to Governor Samboja, the two arms of the county government are working closely together, and the budget-making process went on smoothly without interruption.
“We are working together for the good of the people,” stated Samboja.
Yesterday, the MCAs led by the assembly Speaker Meshack Maganga joined the governor in inspecting the Voi County Referral Hospital among other Covid-19 isolation units in the county.
Despite earlier threats by the MCAs to impeach two executives for allegedly violating the law, the governor and the MCAs have promised to work together for the county to realise meaningful development.
Earlier, Minority Leader Ronald Sagurani and Mata MCA Chanzu Khamadi had warned that impeachment Motions of Health Executive John Mwakima Mwangeka and his Lands counterpart Mwandawiro Mghanga were in the offing.
Mwangeka was accused of overseeing the procurement of substandard hospital equipment worth more than Sh250 million, while Mghanga was accused of failing to bring to the House a breakdown of use of Sh50 million World Bank funds allocated to Mwatate Special Municipality.
