Reduction of a bursary fund for needy students has land Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru in hot soup with the Members of County Assembly who have threaten to impeach her for violating children’s rights.
The ward representatives demanded that the governor releases the whole amount they had approved or she be kicked out of office.
Speaking during a debate on the bursary fund, the MCAs said they will not accept anything less than the Sh70 million approved in the budget.
Ms Waiguru has defended the bursary cut to Sh20 million saying it was meant for orphans and children from poorest families and accused a clique of local leaders of politicising the issue for their own selfish interests.
She argued that there were budget cuts in all the departments to cater for essential services such as supply of drugs to hospitals and improving roads.
