Relief for cash-starved counties as Uhuru signs revenue bill
The new Division of Revenue Bill allocates Sh378.1 billion to county governments for the 2019/20 financial year.
Senators admit defeat in fight with MPs, agree to Sh316bn for counties
Senators have thrown in the towel in their dispute with the National Assembly and agreed a proposed allocation of Sh316 billion for counties following months of a protracted stalemate over the Division of Revenue Bill. The two houses of Parliament have been quarreling over the exact amount to be disbursed to the county governments. Whereas […]
Lusaka to lead senators’ protest over disputed bills
Differences have emerged within the Senate on whether they should move to court to challenge the enactment of 18 legislations by the National Assembly without their input. Yesterday, the senators held a Kamukunji chaired by Speaker Ken Lusaka but failed to agree on when to file the court case as only 11 legislators had appended […]
Row persists as governors reject new revenue bill
The standoff over the Division of Revenue Bill is set to intensify after governors rejected a new version that capped the county allocation at Sh316 billion. The new allocation is a slight increase from the Sh310 billion that the National Assembly had set against the Sh335.7 billion recommended by the Senate and Commission for Revenue Allocation […]