The Division of Revenue Bill 2017, crucial to unlocking the sharing of revenue between the national and county governments in the 2017/2018 financial year that gets underway next month, was thrown out yesterday. Rejected the BillThe Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow-chaired committee rejected the Bill even as an impasse between the Senate and the National Assembly over how much should be given to the 47 counties persisted. “In terms of equitable share between the county and national governments, there is no change. We have recommended to the Senate that we drop the Bill,” Kerrow told the press shortly after the committee adjourned. The Senate committee has endorsed the proposalof the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) that counties be given Sh314 billion, but Treasury has proposed Sh299 billion.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2017 19:41 UTC