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Counties spent billions on local travel despite Covid restrictions

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o addresses the press at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Nineteen counties spent at least Sh6 billion on local travels in the financial year 2020/21, despite restriction of movement by the government to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

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