Over 40 counties breached the cap on expenditure meant to pay salaries and allowances with the amount spent hitting the record high of Sh195.09 billion, extending a trend that has significantly choked funds meant for development projects since 2013.
The latest data from the Controller of Budget (CoB) shows that 42 counties spent 45.5 percent of their total revenue on salaries, benefits and allowances which was a breach of the constitutional requirement.
