Kenya's Council of Governors tells State to end cash crunch

The Deputy President William Ruto (C), the Governor Wycliffe Oparanya (L) and the CS for Finance Henry Rotich arrive for the two day national conference on county own resource revenue enhancement workshop at Great Rift Valley Lodge Naivasha. The DP dismissed allegations that the national government had plans to retake over health sector which is facing serious challenges. Pix Antony Gitonga

The Council of Governors (CoG) has asked the Government to suspend all new projects to deal with a financial crisis that has hit the nation.

CoG Finance Committee Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya, said the State should focus on completing old projects before initiating new ones.