County Revenue Fund Stories

Senate slams county assemblies over debts, unlawful spending
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2025

Many contractors are now embroiled in lawsuits, while others face financial ruin, mental health challenges, or even death due to unpaid debts.

16 counties on the spot for failing to pay staff despite receiving full Treasury funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2025

The wage bill continues to strain devolved units. Counties spent Sh220.6 billion on salaries and allowances in the year, a rise from Sh209.8 billion t...

CoB flags poor utilisation of development funds in counties, says only 12 met threshold
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2025

The figures point to an imbalance in county spending, with Sh346.98 billion, or 74 per cent of the overall Sh470.74 billion used for recurrent expendi...

CoB: Billions in potential revenue lost amid weak enforcement in counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2025

The review for the financial year ending June 30, 2025, reveals that counties fell short of their own-source revenue (OSR) targets by 23 per cent, lea...

County own-source revenues under pressure as Siaya posts lowest performance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

CoB Margaret Nyakang’o highlighted that heavy dependence on hospitals, which make up a large portion of revenue, coupled with arrears of Sh124.95 bill...

Senators oppose Treasury’s centralised county revenue management plan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Treasury’s draft Public Finance Management (Integrated County Revenue Management System) Regulations, 2025, aim to create a national digital platf...

Audit reveals Sh955 million collected by hospitals not deposited in county accounts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

The money, generated from patient fees, pharmacy sales, laboratory services, outpatient visits, and inpatient care, was supposed to be deposited into...

Blow to governors as Treasury advances integrated revenue collection system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

County leaders, through the Council of Governors, have opposed the plan, saying it undermines devolution by dictating which systems they should use.

Treasury, Senate threaten funding cuts over counties’ financial mismanagement
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

The Senate committee, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang’, is compiling a list of counties with glaring irregularities to submit to the Treasur...

Senators back plan to give municipalities control over their own revenue
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 03, 2025

Senator Osotsi urged Governor Mutai to submit the proposal through the Council of Governors so that a structured review of the Urban Areas and Cities...

Kenya shares lessons on devolution, gender rule as Nigeria begins reform talks
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula shared the difficult path Kenya took to secure a new constitutional order, beginning with the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Gro...

Deadlock as senators take on MPs, demand higher allocation to counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

The National Assembly had settled on Sh405.1 billion, but the Senate raised this by Sh60 billion to Sh465 billion, prompting a heated negotiation.

Governors threaten to oust CoB Margaret Nyakang’o as April, May disbursements stall
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

The Council of Governors (CoG) says it is ready to petition Parliament for her removal, accusing her of bias and deliberately frustrating the devoluti...

Nairobi tops pending bills as counties struggle to cut debt despite massive payments - CoB
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2025

According to the Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang’o, some counties continue to struggle with implementing agreed repayment plans.

Sh48.5 billion county funds remain unused at CBK as devolved units struggle with finances
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 20, 2025

Counties with the highest amounts of unspent funds include Kisii, which has Sh3.46 billion sitting idle in the CRF account, while its development fund...

Sh48.5 billion lying idle in county funds CBK account despite cash crunch in devolved governments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 10, 2025

In particular, Kisii County has Sh3.46 billion sitting unused in its CRF account, with only about Sh6.8 million in its development fund.

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