Nairobi, Marsabit among top beneficiaries in Sh387bn county allocation
By Maureen Kinyanjui |
After a lengthy back-and-forth, the two Houses agreed to allocate Sh387.42 billion, an increase of Sh2 billion from the Sh385 billion allocated in the previous financial year.
Nairobi, Marsabit, Kericho, Turkana, and Nakuru counties are the biggest beneficiaries of a Sh387.42 billion allocation to Kenya's devolved units, which was approved by Parliament last week after months of negotiations.
The new allocation, under the amended County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024, sees an increase in funding for several counties, marking a key moment in Kenya's devolved governance.
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Initially, Parliament had approved Sh400.1 billion for the counties, but President William Ruto rejected this amount following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill, 2024. Instead, the President recommended an allocation of Sh380 billion.
However, the Senate rejected this proposal, leading to mediation with the National Assembly, which had agreed with the President's initial recommendation.
After a lengthy back-and-forth, the two Houses agreed to allocate Sh387.42 billion, an increase of Sh2 billion from the Sh385 billion allocated in the previous financial year.
In the revised allocation, Nairobi emerges as the county with the highest marginal increase. The Governor Johnson Sakaja-led administration will receive an additional Sh100 million, bringing its total allocation to Sh20.17 billion, up from the Sh20.07 billion allocated last year.
Marsabit follows closely with a Sh90 million increase, raising its allocation to Sh7.59 billion from Sh7.50 billion. Kericho also saw an increase, with an additional Sh80 million, pushing its total allocation to Sh6.78 billion.
Other counties that benefited from substantial increases include Kiambu, Nakuru, Turkana, and Kakamega, each receiving an additional Sh70 million.
Kiambu will receive Sh12.29 billion, Nakuru's allocation will rise to Sh13.66 billion, Turkana's stands at Sh13.21 billion, and Kakamega's allocation will reach Sh12.98 billion.
Several counties such as Mandera, Bungoma, Kitui, and Kilifi saw their allocations grow by Sh60 million, with Mandera receiving Sh11.69 billion, Bungoma getting Sh11.17 billion, Kitui's allocation rising to Sh10.88 billion, and Kilifi's standing at Sh12.16 billion.
Counties that saw a Sh50 million increase in their funding include Garissa, Homa Bay, Kisii, Machakos, Meru, Narok, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, and Wajir.
Garissa will now receive Sh8.29 billion, Homa Bay's allocation increases to Sh8.17 billion, Kisii will get Sh9.30 billion, and Machakos will receive Sh9.59 billion.
Meru's allocation rises slightly to Sh9.94 billion, Narok's increases to Sh9.24 billion, and Trans Nzoia gets Sh7.54 billion. Uasin Gishu's allocation rises to Sh8.47 billion, while Wajir will receive Sh9.90 billion.
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