The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Tuesday presented 2020/2021 Budget Policy Statement before the Uasin Gishu County Assembly.
Speaking while tabling the policy statement at the County Assembly, The County Executive in charge of Finance and Economic Planning CPA Julius Rutto, said a total budget of Ksh 8,234,338,593 is set to be financed by among other sources equitable shareable revenues of Ksh 6,450,150m and Ksh 1,198,188,593 as conditional grants.
Mr.speaker this budget has been prepared against a backdrop of the shrinking economy as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic” read CPA Rutto
Rutto further urged the county residents to live within their means citing a drop of revenue in all county revenue streams following serious havoc that the pandemic has continued to cause.