The Council of Governors has urged the National Government to fast track the appointment of the Controller of Budget to enable authorization of County funds to ensure timely service delivery.
In a statement signed by CoG chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya on Friday, the Council of Governors said the county Governments have been unable to pay for most of the critical fiscal obligations including the November month salaries.
“ As a result of the aforementioned, County Governments have been unable to pay out the most critical fiscal obligations including the November month salaries, deductions and procured supplies this included the pending bills.”
Additionally the COG says the 47 County Governments have not received their November monthly disbursement of Ksh 31.6 billion which was legally due on 15th November 2019.
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The CoG is calling for disbursing of all the pending allocations that are long overdue and should have been disbursed on the 15t November 2019 to allow seamless service deliver and payment of pending bills.
“All County Governments are on the brink of missing out on their targets for service delivery.”
Oparanya says the disruption has unfortunately come during the festive season and the time leading to payment of school fees for pupils joining form one in the year 2020.
“ This will negatively affect all the suppliers and vendors within the county government if not addressed urgently. “
The COG said the cash crisis rocked the devolved units after the tenure of the acting Controller of Budget Stephen Masha ended on 25TH of this month before releasing funds to counties which has led to the inability of the County Governments to withdraw any funds from the Revenue accounts.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had appointed Stephen Masha in an acting capacity following the exit of Agnes Odhiambo whose term ended in August this year.
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