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Governors have not been honest on county budgets

Controller of Budget Agnes Odiambo display her report to the National Assembly PAC Committee members during their meeting at Parliament in 2015

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich last week told senators that counties will have to face some austerity measures owing to revenue shortfalls by the taxman.

“We’ve had preliminary discussions with the governors to also institute austerity measures,” said CS Rotich, explaining that every government agency has to tighten its belt.

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