Business Daily | by John Mutua
Counties spent Sh3.32 billion more on salaries and allowances in the three months to June compared to a similar period last year despite restrictions imposed to curb spread of the coronavirus disease.
Data from the Controller of Budget (CoB) shows the 47 units splashed Sh45.55 billion on personnel emoluments in the period, up from Sh42.23 billion a year earlier.
Allowances for the county employees and MCAs were expected to fall in the quarter after Kenya imposed a raft of Covid-19 restrictions in March…
