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Wage bill huge, say ward reps

The county assembly has raised the red flag over monies being spent on recurrent expenditure compared to development.

The county assembly has raised the red flag over monies being spent on recurrent expenditure compared to development.

While the county government’s expenditure on wages is not supposed to exceed 35 per cent of the total revenue, implementing the same has been difficult for the county government, the assembly Budget Committee said.

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