The Council of Governors (CoG) has asked Senators to reject the fourth revenue formula which was proposed by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), terming it discriminatory.
The CoG, through its Finance and Economic Planning Committee Chairperson and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, said that the sharing formula will see most counties losing millions, including Kakamega County at Sh393 million, if approved. "The fourth formula for revenue sharing for 2025-2032 is discriminatory and skewed only towards 16 counties benefiting while 31 others will lose millions," Barasa said.
Barasa was speaking when he oversaw the distribution of fertiliser and maize seeds to widows, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in his Ikolomani constituency.
In the new formula promised by CRA, counties with a high population will receive more, which will see Kitui, Kakamega, and Narok suffer huge cuts in revenue allocation. "This new formula is demeaning; we cannot use poverty and distance from Nairobi as a parameter for revenue sharing.
