By MWINGI TIMES CORRESPONDENT
Staff working for Kitui County Government will wait for a fortnight to get their delayed July salaries. Finance and Economic Planning CECM Peter Kilonzo assured the workers that their salaries will paid by September 11, 2026. He said the delays in salary payments was due to delays in approving and processing of the 2026/27 budget.
CECM Kilonzo issued a statement to the press from Kitui County County headquarters on Wednesday explaining that Governor Julius Malombe's goverment submitted this financial year's budget estimates to the County Assembly on April 30, 2026.
The Assembly delayed approving the budget estimates until July 29. This was way past the required deadline of June 30.
The Finance CECM further said that after the County Assembly of Kitui approved the budget, it was submitted to the the office of Controller of Budget on August to ensure it was cleared and subsequently uploaded to the IFMIS system.
The COB occassioned another delay as she sought clarification on several issues that emerged during the reviewing of the Kitui County budget.
"On review of the budget, the CoB wrote to the CEC for Finance on Friday, August 21 2026, 11 days late, seeking clarification on a number of issues ", said CECM Kilonzo.
He further said the Government of Kitui responded to the queries from CoB and expects it to approve and clear the budget for uploading onto IFMIS by September 1, 2026.
It is only after uploading and approval of the county budget onto IFMIS that the devolved unit will pay salaries and other financial obligations.
Kilonzo assured staff that the county prioritises payment of their salaries as they are the most important resource whose welfare remains of utmost importance. He called upon them to stay patient as the budget and financial matters are concluded.
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