The delayed release of funds by the National Treasury, coupled with poor revenue collection by the counties, has seen the counties struggle to meet their financial obligations, as their pending bills keep increasing. He said the government must, henceforth, prioritise the disbursement of county funds and sort out its own mess to prevent absorption challenges. CoGs Finance and Economic Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya told the Nation the delay in disbursement has contributed to pending bills. SERVICESAs at June 30, 2018, the county governments had accumulated pending bills amounting to Sh108.41 billion. The Controller of Budget (CoB) attributed this partly to the delayed disbursements by the National Treasury.

Source: Daily Nation November 05, 2018 06:56 UTC