A constitutional storm is gathering in Siaya County after civil society organisations lodged a formal petition warning that the 2026/2027 budget process risks degenerating into what they describe as an “illusion of public participation.”
In a meticulously argued submission to the Clerk of the County Assembly, the Acacia Community Development Association led by Dr. David W.O. Oremo lays bare what it terms a fatal procedural flaw: a narrow and impractical window that effectively forecloses meaningful public input before the budget is passed.
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