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Salary delays as counties face cash crunch

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Preparations at The National Treasury ahead of Budget reading, June 15, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A severe cash crunch has hit counties resulting in interruption of essential services and salary delays.

Governors have attributed the financial crisis to the failure of the Exchequer to release funds to counties on time.

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