county allocation Stories
Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah urged members to reject the revised figures proposed by the Senate, citing fiscal limitations and a sharp deviation...
The difference in the proposed figures has revived a familiar tug-of-war between the two Houses, potentially delaying the budget process and raising f...
The Bill also outlines various development partner-funded projects that will benefit counties in areas such as agriculture, health, water, sanitation,...
MCAs have vowed to push for urgent interventions to ensure counties remain financially stable and legislative operations continue without disruption.
The Senate has however reduced the recurrent expenditure ceiling for MCAs by Sh4.24 billion.
Key resolutions from the meeting include fast-tracking the transfer and gazettement of devolved functions agreed upon by the national and county gover...
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...
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, who co-chairs the mediation committee, pointed out the importance of supporting devolution and finding a fair resolution.
Ahmed explained that the implementation of the housing levy law, which increased county government payrolls by Sh4.05 billion, is exacerbating the fun...
Mbadi has warned that the Exchequer will complete the transfer of this backstop threshold amounting to Sh192.5 billion by the end of December.
The dispute arises from county leaders' claims that the National Assembly acted unconstitutionally by denying them funds from road maintenance taxes.
On Wednesday, the Senate Finance and Budget Committee convened and overwhelmingly voted to reject the National Assembly's amendments.
Nairobi County received the highest allocation, totaling Sh173 billion, benefiting its population of 4,397,073.
This mediation committee now awaits the appointment of an equal number of Senators who will join them in negotiations.
Mbadi insisted that the current administration under President William Ruto cannot meet the Sh400 billion demand from the 47 governors.
