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Bloated workforce to gobble up Sh5.2b

The county plans to spend 40 per cent of its Sh12.8 billion 2016-17 budget on salaries.

According to budget estimates tabled before the county assembly yesterday, the wage bill will rise from Sh4.9 billion in the current financial year to Sh5.2 billion in the next fiscal year.

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