County government finally ends budget stalemate

Nyeri County Health Executive Dr. Charles Githinji briefs the media in Nyeri, Aug. 24, 2015 when he said that the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) secretariat had been served with a court order prohibiting the ongoing Nurses strikes in county hospitals across the country. PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD

The county government and MCAs have finally reached an agreement on the stalled 2016-17 budget.

Finance Executive Charles Githinji said after three weeks of negotiations, the county assembly and the executive had reached a compromise and would soon have a reviewed budget.