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Twelve years later: Why counties are struggling with calamities

A motorist wades through a flooded section of Links Road in Mombasa County, on June 6, 2025, following heavy downpour. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] 

The cyclic calamities continue to weigh heavily on the lives of millions of Kenyans as county governments endure inadequate budget allocation from the national government. 

From diseases and accidents to floods and famine, countries are struggling with one calamity after another. But the Controller of Budget (CoB) accuses the 47 devolved units of sitting on emergency funds.

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