Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has finally broken his silence about the spending of Ksh 25 Million on Madaraka Day flowers alone.
Speaking after pressure through a petition by Bungoma County Gen Zs, the Governor confirmed that Ksh 25 Million was allocated for beautification projects of flowers for Madaraka Day celebrations.
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According to the Governor, the county spent Ksh148 million that was approved by the County Assembly to cater for the Madaraka Day celebrations of June 1, 2024, which were held at the Masinde Muliro Stadium in Kanduyi.
The Governor further explained that the county spent Ksh25 million on urban beautification which included flower planting. The flowers were planted along the Musikoma-Kanduyi road in Bungoma where the Masinde Muliro Stadium is located.
Breaking the budget further, the Governor said that the County also paid Ksh18 million for billboards and signage. Education and vocational department on the other hand received Ksh1 Million from the budgetary allocations for the day.
Roads and civil works which were conducted in preparation for the celebrations were allocated Ksh24.8 million. Other notable expenditures within the budget included a Ksh5 Million for the preparation of the county handbook.
Additionally, the county spent Ksh15.5 million on advertising and publicity for the event with Ksh1.5 million being channelled to digital avenues of advertising.
Media mobilisation which took the biggest chunk of the advertising funds was allocated Ksh8 million while the rest was distributed among printing of fliers and flags.
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On top of that, the completion of the Masinde Muliro Stadium Phase 1 in readiness for the event cost the county Ksh60 million totalling the cost to Ksh 148 Million, figures that have brings up more questions than answers.