counties devolution Stories
They argue that the proposed deal violates constitutional provisions on devolution and undermines the autonomy of county governments.
Counties such as Mandera, Kilifi, and Kiambu also featured prominently, each receiving allocations exceeding Sh110 billion, reflecting significant inv...
John Mbadi explained that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Treasury are jointly driving reforms to ensure that residents of northern Kenya, par...
MPs slammed KURA for weak oversight of contractors and called for stricter accountability measures to ensure roads are properly maintained.
The move follows an audit finding that revealed rampant misuse of county funds, where several law firms received huge sums for legal work that was nev...
Each household under the programme receives a monthly cash stipend of Sh2,700, helping families buy food and meet other basic needs during periods of...
Under the new law, each county must set up a dedicated department for road works, open a special account for funding and submit annual road programmes...
Under the new law, counties will receive Sh9.98 billion in conditional allocations from the national government and Sh57.7 billion from development pa...
The petitioner, Ol’lessos Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Isaian Maina of Nandi County, argues that the section allows county chiefs to arbitrari...
The move follows repeated fallouts between governors and their deputies, which legislators say have cost taxpayers and undermined governance.
Beyond real-time access, senators also directed the National Treasury to work with the Auditor-General’s office to conduct a comprehensive audit of al...
Nyakang'o noted that while facility improvement funds helped offset some shortfalls, overreliance on health revenues leaves counties vulnerable to fis...
The disbursement follows the approval of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025, which outlines how Sh415 billion of national revenue will be dis...
Nairobi alone owes Sh62.38 billion in long-standing bills. Yet, in the past year, City Hall piled on Sh12.6 billion in fresh arrears, compounding the...
Nyakang’o said the arrears, which include billions owed in land rates, house rent and health fund contributions, risk crippling devolved functions if...
Nyakang’o said leaving unpaid bills outside the legal definition of public debt has allowed counties to accumulate dues uncontrollably, threatening pr...
Nyakang’o said the persistent neglect of these streams has left most counties vulnerable to salary delays and service disruptions whenever Treasury di...
While most counties struggle, Nairobi has managed to reduce its pending bills by Sh36.78 billion, bringing the total to Sh86.77 billion. Mombasa’s unp...
In her report, Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o warned that such spending is excessive, unnecessary, and diverts resources from essential infra...
Nyakang'o warned that the proliferation of multiple commercial bank accounts, especially without required approvals, leaves public funds highly vulner...
According to the Auditor General, Sh6.2 billion of this is owed to just four advocates in Nairobi County, representing 29 per cent of the total debt.
Gathungu expressed alarm over the continued failure by both national and county governments to act on her office’s recommendations, warning that it un...
The court declared Gazette Notice No. 7482 unconstitutional, null and void, and suspended the delineation exercise until proper procedures, including...
The State Department for Basic Education’s countrywide initiative to construct junior secondary classrooms and integrated resource centres has also se...
The National Drought Management Authority announced that the funds would be available in beneficiaries’ accounts at KCB Bank and Equity Bank branches...
The meeting further resolved to roll out a Governors’ Dashboard to track Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) claim payments, with all claims expected...
Data from the National Treasury shows outstanding pending bills by the national government rose to Sh525.9 billion at the end of June, up from Sh421.6...
National Secretary of the Kenya Teachers in Hardship and Arid Areas Welfare Association, Ndung’u Wangenye, protested the allocations, calling for affi...
In the 2023/24 financial year, the government spent Sh500.2 billion on development projects against an allocation of Sh708.8 billion, leaving Sh208.6...
Gathungu said the persistent underfunding has disrupted public programmes, particularly development projects, which continue to be starved of resource...
