County governments have been put on notice after a new Senate report found they failed to meet the legal threshold for development spending in the 2024/2025 financial year. According to the report, 27 counties failed to meet the recommended 35 per cent development expenditure threshold. The report assessed all 47 counties using indicators including development expenditure, budget implementation, own-source revenue, absorption rates and audit outcomes. According to the report, Nairobi County was the best performer in development spending during the period under review. Turkana ranked second after spending Ksh4.2 billion on development projects, while Mandera, Kwale and Narok also exceeded the recommended development expenditure threshold.