County Assembly of Nakuru

30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLIMENTATION (PART 9 (b) 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

PART III IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE RESUMES ENGAGEMENT WITH FINANCE DEPARTMENT

The Joint Committee on Implementation has resumed its engagement with the Department of Finance and Economic Planning following a short break.

The session, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, continues with CECM Stephen Njogu responding to Members’ questions on the implementation of the approved budgets for the Financial Years 2025/26 and 2026/27.

The Committee is scrutinizing budget allocations, expenditure, procurement stages, project implementation and the challenges affecting delivery of approved programmes and projects.

30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLIMENTATION (PART 9 (b) 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

PART II IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE RESUMES ENGAGEMENT WITH FINANCE DEPARTMENT

The Joint Committee on Implementation has resumed its engagement with the Department of Finance and Economic Planning following a short break.

The session, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, continues with CECM Stephen Njogu responding to Members’ questions on the implementation of the approved budgets for the Financial Years 2025/26 and 2026/27.

The Committee is scrutinizing budget allocations, expenditure, procurement stages, project implementation and the challenges affecting delivery of approved programmes and projects.

30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLIMENTATION (PART 9, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE ENGAGES FINANCE DEPARTMENT ON BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION

The Joint Committee on Implementation is currently engaging the Department of Finance and Economic Planning on the implementation of the approved budgets for the Financial Years 2025/26 and 2026/27.

The session, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, is being attended by CECM Stephen Njogu, who is responding to questions on budget allocations, expenditure, procurement, project implementation and outstanding balances.

The Committee is also seeking clarity on challenges affecting implementation and measures being taken to address them.

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30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLIMENTATION (PART 8, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

WATER, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DOCKET BUDGET REVIEW UNDERWAY

The Implementation Committee, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, is in session with Dr. Nelson Tanui Maara, CECM for Water, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, reviewing implementation of the department's FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 budgets.

Dr. Maara is presenting a detailed account covering budget allocations, actual expenditure, procurement status and the level of completion of ongoing projects under his department.

He is accompanied by his Chief Officers and Directors, with all figures expected to be backed by supporting documentation and any unexplained variances between what was approved and what has been delivered to be clearly accounted for.

The session is held under Standing Order 31(3), which empowers the House to hold county departments accountable for budget implementation.

Follow this thread for updates as the session continues.

30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION (PART 7) 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026
PART iii : LANDS DEPARTMENT

LANDS DEPARTMENT PUT TO TASK OVER BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION

The Implementation Committee of the County Assembly of Nakuru has entered its third session of interrogation with the Lands, Housing, Planning and Urban Development Department, as Members scrutinise progress in implementing the approved budgets for FY 2025/26 and 2026/27.

The session, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, is focusing on how allocated funds have been utilised, the status of planned programmes and projects, procurement progress and areas where implementation has fallen behind schedule.

CECM Mr John Kihagi is leading the department’s presentation, accompanied by Chief Officers, Directors, Municipal Managers and a representative of the City Manager.

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30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION (PART 7) 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

PART ii : LANDS DEPARTMENT
Budget accountability session
Implementation Committee and the Department of Lands, Housing, Planning and Urban Development

The County Assembly's Implementation Committee, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, convenes a budget accountability session with Mr. John Kihagi, County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Lands, Housing, Planning and Urban Development.

During the session, the Committee examines how the department has implemented its budgets for FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27. The review covers budget allocations, expenditure levels, progress on procurement, and the completion status of projects.

Two matters receive particular attention:

1. The status of the Local Physical and Land Use Development Plans for 29 centres across the county.
2. Development progress in the informal settlements of Naishi, Soweto, Gitare, Langwenda and Turi.

CECM Kihagi is joined by Chief Officers, Directors, Municipal Managers and a representative of the City Manager, who together present a full account to the Committee.

The session is held under Standing Order 31(3), which empowers the Assembly to hold County Departments accountable for the implementation of approved budgets

30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION (PART 7) 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

FOCUS ON INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS AS LANDS DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS FOR BUDGET

What has become of land use planning in Naishi, Soweto, Gitare, Langwenda and Turi? That question is now before the Implementation Committee, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, as it reviews the Lands, Housing, Planning and Urban Development department's implementation of the FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 budgets.

CECM Mr John Kihagi is presenting the department's account, with particular attention on the Local Physical and Land Use Plan for 29 centres across the county, alongside the broader budget report covering allocations, expenditure, procurement progress and project completion.

The CECM is accompanied by Chief Officers, Directors, Municipal Managers and a representative of the City Manager, reflecting the scale of oversight this session covers, from county headquarters planning down to specific informal settlements.

The review is being conducted under Standing Order 31(3), which grants the Assembly powers to hold departments accountable for how approved budgets are implemented.

Follow this thread for updates as the session continues.

30/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

Roads, drainage projects under scrutiny as the Assembly demands answers

How far has money set aside for roads, drainage and other infrastructure works actually gone? That is the question Nakuru County's Implementation Committee, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, is putting to Eng. Michael Kamau, CECM for Infrastructure, over the department's FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 budgets.

The Committee's focus is on whether paper allocations have become physical projects. Eng. Kamau has been called to give a project-by-project account: what was budgeted, what has actually been spent, how far each procurement process has advanced, and what is holding up work that has stalled.

He appears before the Committee accompanied by his Chief Officers and Directors, with instructions to back every figure with supporting documentation and to explain any mismatch between allocation, expenditure and what is visible on the ground.

The inquiry draws its authority from Standing Order 31(3), which empowers the Assembly to hold county departments to account for how approved budgets are implemented.

Hon. Macharia said the Committee would not accept partial answers, noting that its oversight work only means something if it can show whether budgeted funds have actually reached residents in the form of completed projects.

Proceedings continue

29/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2026

Trade, Tourism and Cooperatives budget under review

The Implementation Committee, chaired by Hon. John Macharia, is meeting with CECM Stephen Kuria and departmental officers to review implementation of the Trade, Cooperative, Tourism and Culture department's FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 budgets.

The session, held under Standing Order 31(3), examines budget allocations against actual expenditure, procurement progress and project completion levels across the department.

29/09/2026

THIRD ASSEMBLY (FIFTH SESSION) JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2026

MCAs PUT YOUTH, GENDER AND SOCIAL SERVICES DOCKET UNDER SCRUTINY

Nakuru County's Implementation Committee, led by Hon. John Macharia, has summoned Ms Elga Adoyo Riaga, CECM for Youth, Sports, Gender, Social Services and Inclusivity, to explain how her department has utilised its FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 budgets.

MCAs are pressing for clarity on the pace and quality of project implementation across the department, including the level of completion of ongoing initiatives and any obstacles slowing progress on the ground.

CECM Riaga, present alongside her technical officers, is expected to lay out a full account of budget allocations versus actual spending, the status of procurement processes, and any discrepancies between what was approved and what has actually been delivered.

Also under review is the disbursement of the KES 27.5 million Persons Living with Disability (PWD) Fund, with the CECM required to give a breakdown covering four financial years — 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26.

The Committee is exercising its powers under Standing Order 31(3), which empowers the House to demand accountability on budget ex*****on from county departments.

Hon. Macharia cautioned that anything short of full compliance would undermine the Committee's ability to verify whether allocated resources have actually reached the residents they were meant to serve.

More updates to follow as proceedings continue.

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