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Fact Checker: Wages, not health consume the bulk of county budgets

Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo addresses county staff at the county headquarters. He has claimed devolved functions such as health and agriculture are taking up the bulk of county allocations. [Eric Lungai, Standard]

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Vihiga County Governor Wilber Ottichilo last week sought to defend the devolved units in the ongoing stalemate over the implementation of the 2019/2020 Division of Revenue Bill.

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