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Tough times for devolved units as cash crunch made worse by Senate

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Kirinyaga Governor and CoG chairperson Anne Waiguru when she appeared before Senate CPAC committee at KICC,Nairobi on April 20, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A shock rejection of a Sh407 billion revenue share by senators on Thursday dashed hopes of county governments earning a meaningful increase in their annual allocation.

But that may not have been the immediate preoccupation for governors contending with a cash crunch crippling the devolved units. A good number spent last week fighting fires. Health workers in Kisumu, Mombasa, Nyamira, Vihiga, Bomet and Nyandarua counties are on strike over unpaid dues. More counties could face the same situation in coming days.

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