I have been going thru the county government of Kilifi budget proposal for the financial year 2018/2019 ahead of the submission of memoranda and public participation.
However, a few estimates if not all are quite surprising.
1.Construction of the deputy governor's residence at Sh214 million.
2.Rehabilitation of streets lights at Sh333 million.
3. Establish of county radio station phase 2 at Sh17M, the first phase was at a cost of Sh30 million.
4.Renovation and painting of Treasury Building at Sh18 million.
A section of county residents have already shared their concerns over the estimates.
Aly B Yule Alberto: "Mvera Kazungu thank you for bringing this issues to the attention of the public, however, the law demands that the MCAs can only amend 1% of the proposed budget thus massive mobilization of people at the public participation should be done so that the whole thing is completely rejected if not amended"
Raj Anthony Kengah: "Damn it! And our people are languishing in abject poverty, no funds set aside for the revival of our lucrative defunct industries. No strategies to improve the production of mnazi plant....The future is so bleak with such caliber of leaders. #WeMustTakeCharge vijana"
Sofia Bin Dyeka: "Sisi kama kaloleni tumekataa vyote hivyo na kijaribu kuviweka watajuwa hawajui eti nyumba ya deputy governor nonses."
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