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Senators oppose Treasury’s centralised county revenue management plan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Treasury’s draft Public Finance Management (Integrated County Revenue Management System) Regulations, 2025, aim to create a national digital platf...

Audit reveals Sh955 million collected by hospitals not deposited in county accounts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

The money, generated from patient fees, pharmacy sales, laboratory services, outpatient visits, and inpatient care, was supposed to be deposited into...

Treasury CS warns counties on growing Sh103 billion pension debt, calls for reforms
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

Speaking at the devolution conference in Homa Bay, Mbadi said the surge in pension debt owed by counties, which has increased from Sh23.3 billion to o...

Blow to governors as Treasury advances integrated revenue collection system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

County leaders, through the Council of Governors, have opposed the plan, saying it undermines devolution by dictating which systems they should use.

Treasury, Senate threaten funding cuts over counties’ financial mismanagement
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

The Senate committee, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang’, is compiling a list of counties with glaring irregularities to submit to the Treasur...

Ruto assents to Revenue Bill allocating Sh415 billion to counties for FY 2025/26
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 08, 2025

The Equalisation Fund has also been allocated Sh9.6 billion, bringing additional support to 34 marginalised counties.

Senators back plan to give municipalities control over their own revenue
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 03, 2025

Senator Osotsi urged Governor Mutai to submit the proposal through the Council of Governors so that a structured review of the Urban Areas and Cities...

Nairobi hits record Sh13.7 billion revenue in 2024/25, surpassing last year by Sh1 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 01, 2025

The county credits the record-breaking performance to enhanced collection efforts, the adoption of digital systems, and stricter enforcement targeting...

Kenya shares lessons on devolution, gender rule as Nigeria begins reform talks
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula shared the difficult path Kenya took to secure a new constitutional order, beginning with the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Gro...

MPs approve new revenue sharing formula, warn counties on misuse of billions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

Adopting the Fourth Basis for Revenue Sharing, MPs said they were dissatisfied with how counties have handled previous allocations, noting that develo...

Deadlock as senators take on MPs, demand higher allocation to counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

The National Assembly had settled on Sh405.1 billion, but the Senate raised this by Sh60 billion to Sh465 billion, prompting a heated negotiation.

Governors threaten to oust CoB Margaret Nyakang’o as April, May disbursements stall
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

The Council of Governors (CoG) says it is ready to petition Parliament for her removal, accusing her of bias and deliberately frustrating the devoluti...

Nairobi tops pending bills as counties struggle to cut debt despite massive payments - CoB
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2025

According to the Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang’o, some counties continue to struggle with implementing agreed repayment plans.

Kwale governor mandates contracts for women, youth-owned firms in bid to fight poverty
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 05, 2025

Governor Fatuma Achani the county government cannot absorb all job seekers, hence the need to support alternative means of employment through such emp...

Kwale County launches digital revenue system to modernise payments, boost efficiency
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 02, 2025

Governor Fatuma Achani said the digital transformation will greatly improve how the county collects revenue, making the process easier especially for...

Senators clash over new county revenue sharing formula
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

The tension echoed a similar stalemate five years ago, when the Senate failed to pass a formula after 10 attempts, forcing then-President Uhuru Kenyat...

Governors push for Ruto meeting over Sh78 billion delayed funds, UHC staff transfer
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

In addition, payments totalling Sh78.94 billion covering March to May are still delayed.

Showdown looms as senators demand more funds for counties, National Assembly disagrees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2025

As both Houses stand firm in their positions, it remains to be seen whether the conflict will be resolved before the 2025/2026 financial year, with th...

Counties could get Sh500 billion as MPs push for higher national revenue allocations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 24, 2025

The latest revenue base represents an increase of about Sh350 billion compared to the previous review for the financial year 2020-2021, which stood at...

Senators reject Treasury’s Sh405 billion allocation for counties, demand Sh465 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 17, 2025

Governors have been pushing for at least Sh547 billion as their equitable share, arguing that anything less would hinder service delivery.

Controller of Budget exposes 16 counties for violating budget rules, accumulating debts
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 10, 2025

Nyakang'o said the overspending trend suggests counties are not banking all their revenues before seeking requisitions from her office.

Weak fiscal discipline in counties as 43 governors spend public funds on unapproved uses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 07, 2025

The report shows only Lamu, Mandera, Taita Taveta, and West Pokot counties adhered to their approved work plans. The rest did not use the funds as ind...

National Treasury, CRA differ over equitable share revenue allocations to counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 20, 2025

The debate in Parliament will determine whether counties receive the Sh17.6 billion increase proposed by the Treasury or the Sh30 billion increase rec...

Sh48.5 billion county funds remain unused at CBK as devolved units struggle with finances
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 20, 2025

Counties with the highest amounts of unspent funds include Kisii, which has Sh3.46 billion sitting idle in the CRF account, while its development fund...

Sh48.5 billion lying idle in county funds CBK account despite cash crunch in devolved governments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 10, 2025

In particular, Kisii County has Sh3.46 billion sitting unused in its CRF account, with only about Sh6.8 million in its development fund.

New revenue formula to slash funding for 31 counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 04, 2025

The proposal is currently being considered by the Senate, and the Council of Governors is scheduled to hold a meeting to decide its position on the fo...

Controller of Budget report shows counties failed to meet set revenue targets
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 30, 2024

Nyakango advised county governments to adopt austerity measures to ensure that expenditures align with available resources.

President Ruto signs three key Bills to boost development, funding for counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 04, 2024

With these laws in place, counties, according to the President, are expected to benefit from increased funding and streamlined systems.

Without a new revenue framework, counties face cash crisis in January
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2024

Mbadi has warned that the Exchequer will complete the transfer of this backstop threshold amounting to Sh192.5 billion by the end of December.

Nine MPs, nine senators appointed to mediate Sh380 billion county revenue dispute
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 29, 2024

The impasse arose when MPs approved Sh380 billion for county allocation, contrary to the Senate's initial request of Sh400.1 billion.

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