Saturday, November 1, 2008

KABERAMAIDO DISTRICT COUNCILORS BOYCOTT A SENSITIZATION MEETING OVER LITTLE OF ALLOWANCES.

JOSEPH EIGU ONYANGO.
KABERAMAIDO.31ST /10/2008.

Kaberamaido district councilors yesterday boycotted a sensitization meeting over little pay of allowances.

Some councilors boycotted while others stormed out of the sensitization meeting after citing that their allowances were only going to be 60,000 shillings.

The meeting was organized by a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) called PREFA which is sensitizing mothers on how to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDs to the un born babies.

Trouble started when the councilors claimed for 120,000 shillings to be paid to each person.

The councilors claim was contrary to 60,000 shillings, the initial budget that PREFA had budgeted for them.

Out of 21 councilors including the district chairman, Robert Engulu, only 2 councilors by names of Hon.Joseph Emusu and Hon. Charles Ojuku attended the meeting officially.

Sources at the district, however, indicate that after an hour later, the councilors converged and went to demand payment of 60,000 shillings.

Their pleas were not heard when the chief administrative officer, Roselyn Adongo advised the organizers not to pay them since they did not attend the meeting.

The controversial meeting was chaired by the District Health Officer, Dr. Geoffrey Balengera while PREFA was represented by the Project regional coordinator, Dr. Thomas Malinga.