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Counties wage bill to hit Sh116bn by June this year

Meru Governor Peter Munya gives his last state of the county address to the county assembly on April 13 2017. Mr Munya is the chair of the Council of Governors. PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL | NMG

By  SILAS APOLLO

The salaries and allowances of workers in the county governments is set to increase by Sh1.4 billion by the end of this year, a report has shown.

According to the economic survey report 2017 prepared by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the compensation to employees in counties will shoot to Sh116.3billion by June 2017, up from Sh114.9billion spent last year.

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