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Controller of Budget declines to approve county's Sh4.7b budget

Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga. In a letter addressed to the governor dated August 30, 2016, and signed by Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo, the county was restricted from withdrawing from public funds. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

The county government may be headed for a cash crunch after the Controller of Budget declined to approve its Sh4.7 billion budget estimates for the 2016-2017 financial year due to anomalies.

In a letter addressed to Governor Moses Akaranga dated August 30, 2016, and signed by Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo, the county was restricted from withdrawing from public funds.

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