County prepares for Covid-19 with Sh140m war chestDel Monte Kenya Limited workers join Murang'a residents to sanitise markets to stop the spread of coronavirus. In the top-up budget MCAs reduced allocations to Finance department by Sh29 million, Agriculture (Sh49.5 million), Urban Development (Sh37 million), Water (Sh260 million), Trade (Sh15 million) and Education (Sh100 million). “The county had budgeted Sh8.9 billion for the year 2019/20, which reduced to Sh8.6 billion, leaving a deficit of Sh381,236,174,” said Mr Kibe. SEE ALSO: Avocado bill not sweet enough for ward repHe said the supplementary budget would provide more resources for the Covid-19 fight. “Other factors considered in the supplementary budget include setting aside a kitty for pending bills to comply with national government's directive on debts.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2020 06:56 UTC