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Bill seeking to tame expenditure in counties tabled

Governors will be required to spend 60 per cent of their allocation on development and 40 per cent on recurrent expenditure annually if a proposed law before the Senate is passed.

The proposed changes to the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill by Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki, seeks to compel county chiefs to spend more in developing their counties rather than on recurrent expenditure.

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