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Funding crisis creates havoc in counties

Council of Governors led by Chairperson Ann Waiguru with National Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu addressing the media in Nairobi on the disbursement of County allocation funds on May 2, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Several counties are struggling to manage their debts and keep operations running seamlessly due to delays by the National Treasury in releasing funds.

While some are grappling with debts they inherited from the defunct local governments, others have accumulated new pending bills in the last one year.

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