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July 8, 2026
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Governor Sang in hot soup over unsustainable wage bill
Nandi Governor Stephen Sang was taken to task over the high wage bill which is excess of the threshold of 35 percent...
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Nandi Governor Stephen Sang is facing scrutiny from the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) over the county's unsustainable wage bill and questionable expenditure on road maintenance and a stalled industrial park project.
- The Nandi County wage bill consumed 44 percent of its Sh6.4 billion revenue in FY 2024/2025, exceeding the 35 percent legal threshold.
- Governor Sang attributed the high wage bill to the health sector's expansion for Universal Health Coverage and salary reviews by the Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
- Concerns were also raised about Sh651 million spent on road maintenance with inadequate documentation and a Sh520 million County Aggregation Industrial Park (CAIP) project that is significantly delayed.
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