Crisis Looms In Counties As Governors Say Treasury Yet To Disburse Funds For Four Months
Operations in a majority of counties have been paralysed following the delayed disbursement of funds from the National Treasury for four consecutive months.
According to Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, who appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Treasury owes county governments about Ksh.96 billion arrears accrued from January this year.
Governors have decried the dire situation saying they’re staring at the possibility of strikes by county staff over delayed salaries.
The financial crisis across all counties continues to deepen with the devolved units now entering the fourth month without their monthly disbursement from the exchequer.
This is the longest time the devolved units have gone without receiving cash from the National Trea...