“We will automate all county transactions to the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) by July 2018. This process is important in managing pending Bills in counties, now amounting to Sh99 billion,” said Odhiambo. Some county officers were taking up to five days, claiming to be waiting for her authority but were in fact running their errands, the budget controller said. He disclosed that only 18 counties managed to collect more revenue last year compared to the previous year while 29 counties collected less. President Uhuru Kenyatta warned that the revenue basket is shrinking and every government entity must make prudent use of funds.

Source: Standard Digital April 29, 2018 06:22 UTC