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How salaries gobble up billions in counties as development suffers

A new report shows some counties spent as much as 60 per cent of their revenue on salaries alone.

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by JULIUS OTIENO

News03 April 2025 - 05:00
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Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o /FILE

Erratic hiring, irregular engagement of casual workers, ghost workers and excessive compensation of county workers are syphoning billions from counties as development suffers.

A new report by Parliament has revealed how the counties have become employment bureaus, spending huge amounts of revenues to compensate employees, some of them who may not be properly hired or who may be ghosts.

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