County Assemblies spent Ksh.1.09 billion on MCAs sitting remittances during the initial nine months of Financial Year 2023/24, a report by the Controller of Budget plan currently shows.

Dated April 2024, the report features how the counties spent their allocated budget plan during the reporting period. In the report, MCAs were allocated Ksh.2 billion but spent Ksh.1 billion, meaning 54.4 percent absorption rate.

In contrast, the MCAs spent 43 per cent more than the previous financial year whereby Ksh.716.57 million was spent. 

According to the report, Baringo MCAs earned the highest amount as each member earned an average monthly sitting allowance of Ksh.162,843. The County was allocated Ksh.89 million sitting allowances in the budget and spent Ksh.65 million from it.

This was followed by 31 Embu MCAs who earned Ksh.145,827 each, Kakamega MCAs (Ksh.100,282) and Machakos (Ksh.87,651).

Nairobi MCAs were allocated Ksh.84 million allowances in their budget but used Ksh.34 million, translating to 41 per cent. Each MCA earned Ksh.31,247.

Kakamega MCAs accounted for the highest budget allocation with Ksh.131 million whereby each MCA earned Ksh.100,282. Turkana MCAs received the lowest allowances with each MCA earning Ksh.19,667.

This comes in the midst of calls by the Kenyan youth for the Kenya Kwanza Administration to reduce down on expense and the assets to be distributed to basic regions.

During a roundtable conversation with the media, Ruto cautioned that the nation should get additional assets to recover the sum that should have been raised by Financial Bill, 2024.

Kenyans have, notwithstanding, focused on that the public authority ought to lessen the public compensation bill among different costs to consider the present status of undertakings.