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THE STANDARD By
Patrick Vidija |
April 7th 2021 at 15:29:15 GMT +0300
Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong o says delayed disbursement of funds to counties risks paralysing operations. [File, Standard]
The Council of Governors has threatened to take drastic action against the National Government over delayed disbursement of funds to counties.
The Council, in a statement on Wednesday, April 7, said county governments were yet to receive their equitable share two months to the end of the current financial year.
The statement, signed by Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, who is the chairperson of the Governors’ Health Committee, said the funding delay negatively affected counties’ preparedness to combat Covid-19.
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has finally opened up on why his Ministry decided to appoint British Model Naomi Campbell as Magical Kenya International Ambassador.
Speaking on Thursday, Balala said that his Ministry has been unsuccessfully trying to get in touch with Lupita Nyong’o for the past five years.
The CS mentioned that the actress who is daughter to Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang Nyong’o has other commitments and her management would not allow the Ministry access to her.
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I know everybody is asking why not Lupita. Lupita has commitments and her managers cannot allow us to access her. We’ve spent the last five years looking for Lupita, Nation quoted Balala.