A budget stalemate between Kitui county assembly and the executive has proved inconvenient after Governor Charity Ngilu’s administration was barred from accessing cash from the County Revenue Fund. The executive accused the assembly of making illegal amendments to the budget estimates before approving it on June 30. Owing to the impasse, Ngilu's administration has been unable to pay workers salaries or pay bills. “This state of affairs has made the county executive unable to incur expenditure on various items including processing of salaries.”Chepchieng said the information should be communicated to all Kitui county workers. On Wednesday, the Kitui county assembly leadership shifted the blame for the crisis to the executive.

Source: The Star August 13, 2020 18:56 UTC