Counties gobble up Sh120.5b as development gets leavings

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o before the National Assembly Finance Committee on November 28, 2019. [File, Standard]

The recurrent expenditure for the 47 counties gobbled up Sh120.5 billion in the first six months of the 2019/2020 financial year.

This represents 41.7 per cent of the annual recurrent budget.