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Ballooning wage bill angers Nakuru MCAs

Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua. (Photo: Boniface Okendo, Standard)

The soaring wage bill has raised concerns after the county government allocated nearly half of its Sh13 billion budget to salaries.

The county assembly is concerned the 2017-2018 budget the Kinuthia Mbugua administration unveiled had set aside Sh5.3 billion to salaries, Sh3 billion more or a 76 per cent increase.

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