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Recurrent expenditure takes lion share of Vihiga budget

Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo during a past press briefing at Mbale. [Brian Kisanji, Standard]

Recurrent expenditure has taken up the largest portion of Vihiga County’s Sh6.9 billion budget for the 2025/2026 financial year.

According to the budget approved by the Vihiga County Assembly, Sh4.71 billion—representing 68.1 percent of the total budget—will go toward salaries, operations, and maintenance costs under recurrent expenditure.

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