Counties only met three percent of their budgeted development expenditure in the first three months of the current financial year, new disclosures show, signalling the cash pressure facing the devolved units.
Data by the Controller of Budget (CoB) office shows that the Sh6.7 billion that the 47 devolved units collectively spent on development activities was just three percent of the Sh205.3 billion in their development budget for the fiscal year to June 2025—marking a funding shortfall of Sh44.6 billion during the three months.
