Garissa County assembly members have decried over the inadequate funding from the national treasury as a stumbling block to their constitutional roles.
Speaking on Wednesday during a meeting with the Commission for Revenue Allocation, the MCAs expressed their dissatisfaction on the funds they receive from the national government.
“At the moment, we only get seven percent of the allocation from the national treasury. We can not do much work with this,” Mohamed Abbey, the assembly speaker said.
Abbey said the budget ceilings imposed on the county assemblies by the CRA is a big challenge that needs to be addressed immediately.
Abbey said the assembly could not effectively conduct oversight roles on the executive since most of the monies go to paying staff salaries and allowances.
CRA commissioner Raphael Munavu, however, said there is need to engage the county executive and the county assemblies on financial management strategies to ensure public funds are properly utilised.