Bottom 10 counties in spending their development budgets

Of the Sh160.5 billion that county governors allocated for development, they managed to utilise Sh97.9 billion only between July 1, 2022, and June 31, 2023.

The net effect is that billions of shillings amounting to Sh62.5 billion remained idle at the counties' accounts at the Central Bank of Kenya.

The County Governments Budget Implementation and Review Report for the 2022-23 financial year has also exposed the irony of the billions allocated for development yet little is spent as taxpayers suffer.

Five county governments had below 50 per cent absorption rate for their development budgets including Kisii, Kiambu, Nakuru, Busia and Machakos.

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