Story so far: The county budget · Tana Valley Times (Sample)

Story so far

The county budget

How the council raises and spends the county's money, year by year. Every step links to the published story. Corrections stay visible.

The stories

Council

Ward requests add up to a third more than the county expects to receive.

By Amani Otieno · Tue 10 Nov

Council

Departments defend their spending plans in front of the finance committee for the first time in public.

By Amani Otieno · Mon 2 Nov

Council

Ward meetings start next week, and written ideas can be left at any ward office.

By Amani Otieno · Mon 21 Sep

Explainer

From the ward meetings to the final vote, here is who decides what the county spends.

By Amani Otieno · Sat 25 Apr

Council

The council spent 87 percent of its development budget, most of it on roads and water.

By Amani Otieno · Wed 26 Nov 2025