Lower Eastern tackles similar challenges with Sh37b budget

Health, water, agriculture and roads have cumulatively absorbed nearly 80 per cent of the budget estimates. [iStockphoto]

The Lower Eastern counties of Machakos, Makueni and Kitui have a total budget of Sh37.2 billion, according to the 2023-24 fiscal year estimates tabled by the respective finance executives.

Machakos leads with a budget estimate of Sh14.75 billion followed by Kitui's Sh11.89 billion and Sh10.5 billion for Makueni.