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Nine counties spend more than 20pc on development

Raila Odinga

Council of Governors Chairperson Ann Waiguru (right), Uasin Gishu County Governor Jonathan Bii second (right), and other leaders during the Biennial Devolution Conference at Eldoret Sports Club in Uasin Gishu County on August 17, 2023.

Photo credit: Jared Nyataya I Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Narok led with 41 per cent after spending Sh2.4 billion on development programmes.
  • In Garissa, the county government spent Sh804.73 million on development.

Nine counties spent more than 20 per cent of their total budgets on development activities in the first six months of the current financial year, a new report shows.

The report by the Controller of Budget covering the period between July and December 2023 shows that the 47 counties spent just Sh24.81 billion on development.