The Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations met with Busia Governor Paul Otuoma today to deliberate on the county government of Busia's low expenditure on development projects. 

Senate invited the Bungoma County boss to explain the variance in the approved budget for development and subsequent supplementary budget and the gap in development and expenditure budget allocation for the 2022/2023 Financial Year.

Governor Otuoma informed the Members of the Senator Abbas Mohamed-led Committee that the variance of Kshs598 million was occasioned by the inclusion of the balances brought forward for the 2021/2022 Financial Year and the pending bills that hadn’t been budgeted for in the approved budget. 

He added that during the Financial Year under review, the County Government of Busia was undergoing transi