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Workers desperate as cash crunch persists in counties

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Council of Governors Chairperson Ann Waiguru her Deputy Wajir Abdulahi Ahmed and other County Leaders during a meeting at Delta House in Nairobi on Tuesday, April, 16, 2024. [File, Standard]

Workers are suffering following delays by the National Treasury to disburse funds to counties as persistent salary delays affect service delivery.

So bad is the situation that several county workers claimed that their children are yet to report back to school for the third term over lack of school fees and other necessities. Others claimed that they could barely raise money for transport.

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