The National Treasury wired Sh32.8 billion to counties in September, marking the first disbursement to the devolved units in the new financial year after clearing a legal hurdle that had frozen the release of funds.
Reintroduction of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the Division of Revenue Bill after the withdrawal of the 2024 Finance Bill led to the freezing of county funding, triggering a cash crunch in the devolved units which hurt key areas such as workers’ salaries.
