Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa chairs the CoG Finance and Planning Committee. [File, Standard]Governors have threatened to shut down operations within 30 days if they do not receive funds that the National Treasury says it has disbursed. The Council of Governors is also calling for the dissolution of the Office of Controller of Budget. “If the funds are not released within 30 days, as resolved by the CoG, we are going to shut down operations.”Natembeya said employees and contractors have gone without pay. Kawira Mwangaza and Simon Kachapin of Meru and West Pokot, and Simba Arati of Kisii warned that the counties financial stability was under threat.
