The National Treasury has come under fire from senators over late disbursement of cash to counties, a trend the lawmakers say has become rampant. The Senators slammed the Treasury for holding onto the counties’ cash, saying the trend was hurting budget implementation in the devolved governments. “This issue of exchequer releases is embarrassing county governments. “This has been our worry all the time; that the National Treasury must at all times issue the Exchequer releases in a timely and predictable manner,” Ongeri said. Is the National Treasury violating the law by not releasing, with dispatch, the funds that are intended for counties?” Ayacko said.

Source: The Star July 04, 2020 08:48 UTC