Eight counties trapped in Sh70 billion three-year-old debt
The long-running debts have left suppliers, contractors and county workers waiting for payment, with Nairobi carrying the biggest share of the historical obligations at Sh49 billion.
The long-running debts have left suppliers, contractors and county workers waiting for payment, with Nairobi carrying the biggest share of the historical obligations at Sh49 billion.
Nandi was the best performer, using 55.3 per cent of its development allocation, followed by Meru at 54.5 per cent and Wajir at 53.5 per cent. Marsabit also recorded more than half of its development budget in...
Financial experts have asked the National Treasury to stop giving large allocations to ministries and county governments that repeatedly fail to use the money within the financial year.
Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Blue Economy, Principal Secretary Julius Korir said the department’s budget estimates amount to Sh56.481 billion, comprising Sh8.525 billion for recurrent exp...
Appearing before the committee to defend the department’s budget estimates on Monday, Principal Secretary for Cabinet Affairs in the Office of the Deputy President, Idris Salim Dokota attributed the delays to c...