THE STANDARD By
Ignatius Odanga |
January 12th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong (in cap) inspects the Sh15m Oxygen Plant installed at the Busia County Referral Hospital. [Ignatius Odanga/Standard ]
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has rejected a Sh10 billion supplementary budget that the county assembly passed last month.
This after Ojaamong and ward representatives failed to reach a consensus on several items earmarked for funding despite holding a series of informal meetings.
Key among 12 concerns raised by the governor is a suggestion by the MCAs that the county s revenue collection be raised to Sh1.2 billion.
According to Ojaamong, the tax projection was unrealistic and unachievable considering that his administration had targeted to collect Sh400 million – an amount that is yet to be surpassed since the inception of devolution.