BIASED FORMULAThe President’s central Kenya backyard, which has been complaining about the current revenue allocation formula as biased, are pushing for the adoption of the proposed formula, adding to the President’s headache. President Kenyatta had on Thursday given Senate Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio three days to resolve the standoff on the formula. It was after the State House meeting on Thursday that Mr Poghisio started mobilising senators to sign up in support of having a special Senate sitting on Monday. “Any formula that reduces allocation to counties should not be allowed without cushioning those that are negatively impacted by the new formula. Since the advent of devolution, the formula for sharing revenue among counties has always remained heavily contested.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2020 18:11 UTC