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Nairobi MCA’s have continued to complain over stale of bursaries.
The County Executive Committee for Education and Finance have now been summoned to explain why there have been such a delay of over Seven months.
Utalii Ward MCA said they are yet receive money for Bursary to disburse to Citizens for over Seven months now.
He said it is because the people involved have refused to own their mistake and say where the problem is.
“We were given Bursary to forms seven Months back, upto now there is no one who is concerned about it,”Said Ochola.
He said while inquiring at the education office they are told they finished on their part and the problem is on the finance side.
The finance office is accused of saying all the money was given NMS.
“As representatives of the people, we have to follow up and know where the problem is. When we go to the education office they claim to have finished their part and the problem is on the Finance office. The finance office then says all the money was disbursed to NMS… That is why we have decided to summon them on Thursday and know where the problem is,” added Ochola.
Earlier on the county legislators had threatened to go on strike and shoot down the supplementary budget if the bursary funds were not released.
They even gave an ultimatum of strike and lobbied MCA’S to prove their need for the funds.