Revealed: Most counties not ready to tackle Covid-19 pandemic, Senate team warns
The majority of county governments are either not ready or ill-prepared to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic which is now in at least 21 counties, representatives of healthcare workers, unions and professional associations have said. They include health workers unions such as the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union, Kenya Union of Clinical Officers and the […]
Oparanya re-elected CoG chairman
Kakamega County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has been re-elected unopposed as the chairman Council of Governors.
Matiang’i sets condition for cash transfer to counties
According to a tweet published by the Interior ministry, cash transfers to the counties shall now be based on payment of pending bills by counties.
Governors sue Treasury as cash crunch hits counties
Council of Governors takes issues with the National Treasury for its stance that counties with pending bills would not receive funds.
Revenue: Parliament picks teams for fresh cash row talks
Anthony Mwangi and Bernice Mbugua Mediation talks on the contentious Division of Revenue Allocation are set to start after the two Houses of Parliament picked their respective teams. The development came hours after the Supreme Court directed Senate Speaker to pick a mediation team. Earlier yesterday, Chief Justice David Maraga had ruled that the court […]
Revenue: Parliament picks teams for fresh cash row talks
Anthony Mwangi and Bernice Mbugua Mediation talks on the contentious Division of Revenue Allocation are set to start after the two Houses of Parliament picked their respective teams. The development came hours after the Supreme Court directed Senate Speaker to pick a mediation team. Earlier yesterday, Chief Justice David Maraga had ruled that the court […]
Governors take fight over county funds to Maraga
By Hillary Mageka The Council of Governors (COG) on Monday moved to Supreme Court following a cash crisis that has affected salaries of employees and disrupted delivery of key services in the counties. The governors are seeking the apex court’s intervention in unlocking the impasse surrounding the Division of Revenue Bill (2019) after Senate and […]