Cash crunch should jolt counties to find other ways to raise funds

Reports of a looming cash crunch in the counties have dominated headlines in the recent past. This followed reports of doctors fleeing the counties in search of greener pastures in private practice or choosing to bid time, pursuing higher education.

Evidently, what was hailed as an antidote to the much-maligned central government is under strain. There are all indications that matters will get worse after the government capitulated to IMF conditions on budget expenditure and taxations, including the fixing of interest rates.