Pay delays hit counties.
Workers in at least eight counties have gone without salaries for up to five months.The National Treasury being blamed for delays in disbursing funds to the devolved units.
Staff in Taita Taveta, Murang’a, Kisumu, Migori, Bomet, Kericho, Meru and Makueni are struggling to foot their bills, and some counties are now asking workers to stay at home.
For the majority of the counties that have been paying, some governors have had to divert budgets from other critical services, as others take bank overdrafts and loans.
The Exchequer owes the 47 counties more than Sh66 billion, according to the Council of Governors, amid reports that The Treasury is running on empty.
In Taita Taveta County, about 3,000 workers are yet to receive their January and February pay. In an internal memo...