Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Homa Bay and Taita Taveta counties spent an equivalent of 63 percent of their revenues on salaries, topping a list of 42 devolved units that breached the law on salary payments in the nine months to June 2026.

Official data shows that 42 out of the 47 counties or 89.36 percent spent between 37 percent and 63 percent of their revenues on salaries and allowances in the period to June 2026.

The Public Finance Management Act, 2015 requires counties, just like the national government, to spend a maximum of 35 percent of their revenues on wages and allowances (wage bill-to-revenue ratio). The cap is intended to free up funds for critical services and development projects with socio-economic benefits to the masses.

Homa B...