The Council of Governors (COG) has threatened to shut down operations in all counties should the National Treasury fail to remit outstanding funds owed to the devolved units.
In a press statement issued on Monday, November 18, the governors lamented over the delayed release of funds by the Treasury.
The Governors noted that the delays had hampered service delivery in the counties, directly impacting Kenyans.
"The National Treasury is yet to disburse Kshs.63.6 Billion for October and November 2024 allocations," read the statement in part.
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"However, by December 2024, the 50% will have been exhausted which means Counties will not receive any disbursement from January 2025."
Consequently, the county bosses called on the Senate to pass the County Allocation of Revenue Act to resolve the delay in the release of funds.
On the other hand, the CoG also called on the government to expedite the payment of NHIF debts owed to hospitals across the country.
"We note that as of May 2024, the total outstanding debts owed to County Governments by the defunct NHIF was Ksh12.9 billion," the CoG revealed.
"So far, only Ksh3.8 billion has been remitted and Counties are currently owed Ksh9.1 billion."
