7^th July, 2021

Today, I wish to commence this weekly address by appreciating the effort by the National Treasury in disbursing the outstanding balance of the equitable share of revenue to County Governments.
I therefore wish to confirm that the approved total Equitable share of revenue amounting to Kshs.316.5 Billion allocated to County Governments for the Financial Year 2020/2021 is now fully disbursed. Additionally, Conditional Grants amounting to Kshs.38.3 Billion have been disbursed.
As a result of the release of these funds, County Governments are prioritizing the following:
i. Payment of pending bills;

ii. Payment of salaries for County staff; and

iii. Scaling up interventions towards the fight against COVID-19
On this note, County Governments have resources to respond to COVID-19. We however call upon the National Government to consider additional support to Counties within the Lake Region Economic Bloc (13) who have the highest disease burden at the moment.
Further, I wish to note that the new Covid-19 Delta variant is deadly and in some instances, it presents no symptoms. Therefore, we must all be careful and continue to take all the necessary caution.

Having said that, in the last one and a half weeks, forty three (43) County Governments have addressed themselves to the following critical issues:-

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