Know what MCAs earned — Hon. Yusuf Hassan

Get to know how your county pays MCAs in Monthly average sitting allowances during the first nine months of the financial year

Details below:

—Baringo - Sh162,843
—Embu - Sh145,827
—Machakos - Sh87,651
—Kakamega - Sh73,117
—Elgeyo Marakwet - Sh72,020
—Kisumu - Sh69,915
—Kisii - Sh68,077
—Kilifi - Sh67,501
—Isiolo - Sh66,229
—Marsabit - Sh66,850
—Meru - Sh63,667
—Busia - Sh63,057
—Kitui - Sh63,546
—Wajir - Sh64,670
—Vihiga - Sh60,707
—Nyandarua - Sh59,355
—Makueni - Sh59,286
—West Pokot - Sh59,486
—Kericho - Sh58,290
—Taita Taveta - Sh56,830
—Tharaka Nithi - Sh56,728
—Murang'a - Sh55,667
—Mombasa - Sh55,021
—Uasin Gishu -Sh55,064
—Lamu - Sh54,164
—Trans Nzoia - Sh54,573
—Nyeri - Sh53,068
—Kwale - Sh53,546
—Narok - Sh52,946
—Samburu - Sh51,016
—Siaya - Sh49,342
—Kiambu - Sh46,698
—Homa Bay - Sh46,679
—Kajiado - Sh42,958
—Kirinyaga - Sh42,896
—Bungoma - Sh42,517
—Nakuru - Sh40,338
—Bomet - Sh37,111
—Migori - Sh36,931
—Laikipia - Sh35,107
—Nandi - Sh32,731
—Garissa - Sh32,646
—Nairobi City - Sh31,247
—Tana River - Sh29,409
—Nyamira - Sh21,717
—Mandera - Sh20,664
—Turkana - Sh19,667

County Assemblies spent Ksh.1.09 billion on MCAs sitting allowances during the first nine months of Financial Year 2023/24, a report by the Controller of Budget now shows.

Dated April 2024, the report highlights how the counties spent their allocated budget during the reporting period. In the report, MCAs were allocated Ksh.2 billion but spent Ksh.1 billion, translating to 54.4 per cent absorption rate.