Machakos Governor, Wavinya Ndeti has urged the national treasury to expedite the disbursement of equitable share to counties.

Addressing the press after attending a special Mass to mark the annual meeting of Catholic Women Association (CWA) at Our Lady of Fatima Katoloni, Machakos the Governor lamented that the continued delay in releasing cash to county governments had triggered a crisis in service delivery.

“It is three months and still counting and the National Government is yet to release funds to the counties. The situation has made it difficult for many counties to offer essential services to citizens.” She said.

The governor noted that many counties were unable to service basic obligations such as paying staff salaries due to limited capacity in Own Source Revenue (OSR).

“Here in Machakos we have tried to make up for the delay through mobilising Own Source Revenue to pay our staff as we grapple with other basic needs for the residents.”  Said Wavinya.

Bishop Norman Kin’goo of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos urged women to be good role models in the family, church and community level.