Health and Wellness
Poor county leadership threatens healthcare, says Atellah
KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah noted that while the national government has implemented many reforms, counties continue to lag behind.
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Counties to get quicker funding, stronger health support after IBEC meeting
In a communique after its 28th ordinary session, chaired by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at his Karen residence, IBEC approved the Budget Review and Outlook Paper for the 2025/26 financial year and directed the National Treasury to submit it to Parliament.
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MPs reject governors’ demand for bigger Road Levy share
Counties manage over 81 per cent of Kenya’s road network, spanning more than 121,000 kilometres, yet the levy collected on every litre of fuel would barely support maintenance.
Health and Wellness
Counties at risk: Over 40 depend heavily on hospital fees
The report covering the year ending June 30, 2025, shows that fees from hospitals—collected through out-of-pocket payments or claims reimbursement—make up more than half of local revenue in most counties.
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Counties’ health sector strained as Sh12 billion in insurance claims remain unpaid
The latest Controller of Budget report shows that hospitals collected Sh24.59 billion in Facility Improvement Financing (FIF), surpassing the annual forecast of Sh20.77 billion.
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Report reveals counties blew Sh16.2 billion on trips in one year
Within Africa, the top destinations were Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa, while officials also travelled to Dubai, Singapore, the United States, the Netherlands, France, and Japan.
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CoB report: Counties miss Sh20 billion in local revenue
Siaya collected only 47 per cent of its target, Kajiado 55 per cent, Machakos 56 per cent, and Isiolo 58 per cent. Others that underperformed included Taita Taveta (64 per cent), Bungoma (65 per cent), Kisumu (65 per cent), Kakamega (65 per cent) and Nairobi (66 per cent).
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Counties strained as health wage bill drains budgets
A report by the Controller of Budget for the 2024/25 financial year shows that counties spent Sh220.64 billion on employee compensation, amounting to 64 per cent of their recurrent expenditure, far above the legal threshold.
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Counties sink businesses with Sh176bn unpaid bills crisis
The latest findings by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o show that as of June 30, 2025, counties owed a total of Sh176.90 billion in pending bills.
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Counties trapped in wage bill crisis as development stalls
As the wage burden soars, development expenditure has fallen to worrying lows. Counties spent Sh123.76 billion on development, only 26 per cent of total expenditure, with 23 counties failing to meet the minimum 30 per cent legal threshold.
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Senators probe counties over billions lost in unrecovered loans
The senators also instructed the Controller of Budget to provide a full record of empowerment funds in all counties, including the amounts disbursed, loans issued, and recoveries made.
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Counties share Sh3.7bn roads levy fund amid budget shortfalls
The ministry disclosed that 19 counties submitted road work plans worth Sh3.35 billion, nearly equal to the entire national allocation, exposing the wide gap between demand and available funds.