Residents of Isiolo County on Monday took to the streets to protest the passage of a controversial Ksh7 billion budget, accusing local leaders of pushing it through despite their protests, claiming that it does not reflect the needs of the people.
The demonstrators, who marched through Isiolo's Central Business District before heading to the County Assembly, decried what they termed deceit in the budget-making process and demanded accountability on how public funds would be used. "This bill that was passed is full of deceit, and as the people of this county, we should not sit back and watch it happen.
Ksh7 billion is not pocket change, and as MCAs, we will not accept this," Ngaramara MCA Peter Losu told the crowd.
Residents voiced frustrations over poor service delivery, stalled projects, and an economy they described as stagnant and hostile to small businesses.
