Counties salary budget now at 43pc of revenues

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Council of Governors Chairperson, Anne Waiguru joined by other governors addressing the media at the Council’s offices in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Counties spent 43 per cent of their revenues in 2020/2021 on wages, operations and other personal emoluments, making it another year they breached the set ceiling.

The latest data shows that they used Sh190 billion on salaries and other related expenditures against a revenue base of Sh440 billion.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.