This archive report was first published on 15 May 2020.
Published on May 15, 2020, the Nakuru County Assembly Budget Committee chair, Joel Karuri, revealed that 70% of the county's next financial year's budget will be spent on recurrent expenditure.
According to the 2020/2021 Fiscal Strategy paper, the county government estimates its budget at Sh14.5 billion, with Sh10.1 billion allocated for recurrent expenditure and Sh4.4 billion for development.
Notably, the budget has dropped by Sh6.8 billion from the current financial year's Sh21.3 billion.
"After reviewing the paper, we shall subject the budget to public participation after which it shall be returned to the Assembly for approval. We are determined to have the budget passed within the constitutional timelines," Mr Karuri said.
