The National Assembly has rejected an amendment by the Senate that sought to increase the funds allocated to counties by Ksh60 billion, from Ksh405 billion. While moving the motion during the Tuesday, June 3, session, Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah stated that the country's economy was not in a position to accommodate the additional funding for counties.
Following the decision by the MPs, the two Houses will hold joint mediation sittings to discuss and agree on the Division of Revenue Bill. "This Bill, as approved by the House, had about Ksh405 billion, but the other House has since amended that and proposed that we increase that to about Ksh465 billion, that is Ksh60 billion above what is agreed.
And bearing in mind the fiscal space that we have, it may not be practical to increase by Ksh60 billion," Ichung'wah stated.
Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung'wah addressing a delegation at his office in Parliament on August 3, 2023.
