The County Assembly of Nyamira is planing to spend up to Ksh.379M to build a modern block that will comprise offices for MCAs and other facilities.

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The Assembly speaker Moffat Teya says that the block will also contain a modern restaurant, barber shop, salon and gym.

"The construction will be a relief to the county assembly members who have had to go the neighbouring Kisii County to get those services,” he said.

According to Mr Teya, Ksh.2million has also been set aside to be used to carpet and sound proof the offices of the Assembly clerk,Deputy Speaker as well as that of the Majority and Minority Leaders.

The speaker formally handed over the site for construction on Monday. However, he did not disclose the name of the contractor.

It was feared that Nyamira County Assembly would face a financial challenges following the nomination of extra MCAs.

The move was taken to meet the requirement for gender balance as laid down in the Constitution.

In a surprising instance, it was discovered that one of them had already been nominated in the neighbouring Migori County.