The Council of Governors (CoG) yesterday urged the National Treasury to pay the pending disbursements to counties ahead of the two-week timeline to the end of the financial year.

CoG chairperson Martin Wambora yesterday said this will enable counties to clear their pending bills and plan for transition accordingly.

He made the remarks even as he condemned the delayed disbursement of the shared revenue for Marsabit, saying it is the only county that did not receive its April allocation.

 “Disbursement of the county’s funds has been delayed notwithstanding the zero-cash balance in their County Revenue Fund account at Central Bank,” said Wambora in a statement.

“The unwarranted delay has jeopardised operations of the county. The county is unable to pay salaries and suppliers, or offer essential services to citizens. This is causing undue unrest as pending bills increase,” added Wambora.

He also questioned the reason for singling out the county. He said the Treasury owes Marsabit about Sh1.9 billion, this being allocation for April, May and June.

He urged Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani to expedite the release of these funds. So far, he said, the Treasury has disbursed Sh329 billion to counties out of the total allocation of Sh370 billion for 2021/22.