Development projects lag as salaries, debt payments consume Sh13.17 trillion in three years

Listen to articleA new report by the Controller of Budget (CoB), Margaret Nyakang’o, has revealed that only Sh1.47 trillion of the Sh14.6 trillion approved for withdrawal over the past three financial years was set aside for development projectsDevelopment projects are lagging behind as national and county governments continue to spend the bulk of public funds on salaries, debt payments and other recurrent expenses.