The crisis in Nyamira County Assembly remains unresolved after the Senate failed to broker a truce between the two factions, each holding parallel sittings with their own Speaker and Clerk.
The two groups, which have been holding parallel sittings, appeared before the Senate Devolution Committee, chaired by Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbass, with each presenting their case for being the legitimate body running the county assembly' affairs.
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o, who also appeared before the committee, said that funds from the exchequer had been disbursed to the county in accordance with the law, adding that she does not deal directly with County Assemblies in the disbursement of county funds. "I would like to tell the Senate that I do not deal with County Assemblies directly in the disbursement of funds, but with the County Executive Committee Member in charge of Finance, with the allocation for county assemblies factored into the funds going to respective counties," said Nyakang'o.
The Controller of Budget stated that, according to the law, her office recognizes the embattled Speaker Enock Okero and County Assembly Clerk Silvanus Nyamora as officials of the assembly, based on the information provided by the County Executive Member in charge of Finance, Nyamira.
