Nairobi, Sept. 4 -- Governors have threatened to shut down county services and send home staff in two weeks if the Senate fails to resolve the Revenue Sharing stalemate.
Counties are facing a cash crisis after senators failed to strike a deal on the formula for sharing Sh316.5 billion among the 47 devolved units.
The stalemate has resulted to a three-month delay in release of the equitable share, making it impossible for counties to pay salaries and allowances for health workers amid the covid-19 pandemic.
"If the prevailing situation persists, effective Thursday September 17 2020, counties will have no choice but to shut down," Council of Governors chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya said in a statement Thursday.
He said upon lapse of the tw...