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Counties sitting on Sh1b emergency fund amid raging floods

Residents of Mathare trying to salvage their belongings after a night of flooding on April 24, 2024. [Robert Tomno, Standard]

Counties have yet to spend Sh973 million budgeted for emergency services in the 2023/2024 financial year.

This comes even as raging floods continue to cause havoc across the country, killing dozens and displacing more than 100,000 people.

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