Vihiga, Kakamega, Busia and Bungoma counties have had to put some development projects on the back burner so as to be able to pay staff salaries. Vihiga continues to experience huge wage bill challenges even after laying off at least 1,500 workers since Governor Ottichilo took over. Bungoma Speaker Emmanuel Stuma disclosed that the wage bill currently accounts for 44 per cent of the total expenditure. Kakamega County wage bill stands at 31 per cent translating to Sh4 billion annually, according to the County finance executive Beatrice Sabana. She said the spending is within the requirements and has not had any effect on the implementation of development projects.

Source: Standard Digital May 19, 2021 06:11 UTC