Counties in deep crisis as delayed funds hit Sh122bn
President William Ruto (centre), Deputy Rigathi Gachagua, Chair of Governors Ann Waiguru and other leaders during a consultative meeting with county governors in Naivasha, Nakuru County on February 10, 2023.
The amount of delayed fund disbursements to counties by the National Treasury has crossed the Sh122 billion mark after falling four months behind schedule, leaving millions at risk of exclusion from critical services.
Treasury owes the 47 counties a total of Sh122.1 billion following the lapse of the March 15 deadline by which it should have disbursed the March 2023 equitable share of revenues. The last time counties received any funds from Treasury was in November 2022, the Council of Governors (CoG) says.
