Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has castigated county governments for mismanaging funds through salaries, warning that the Parliament will take action against governors who do not manage their resources properly.
Speaking on Saturday, March 30, the Kericho senator said that governors are spending a huge chunk of their budget on paying salaries, more than other development projects.
According to Cheruiyot, Kenyan governors use more than 50 percent of their budget on salaries, which is 15 percent more than what is recommended.
As a result, Cheruiyot confirmed that Parliament intends to pass a law that will halt funds to the county governments that are mismanaging their budgets until they develop a clear blueprint on how they will balance development projects and pay salaries.
