Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa flagging off county ambulances to 12 Sub-counties at Kakamega referral hospital on August 5, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
This comes amid threats by the county workers' union that they will down tools if the county governments fail to meet their demands of offsetting some of the salary arrears because of persistent cash crunch.
The Council of Governors (CoG) through the Finance and Economic Planning Committee said counties are yet to receive the arrears for July, August, and September with governors stating that many residents risk exclusion from critical services such as health, education, and agriculture besides salary arrears for county workers.
Tougher times
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