The proposed revenue formula will hit hard the underdeveloped sparsely populated counties – the marginalised areas especially in North Eastern and at the Coast. The Star has established Uhuru personally reached out to Raila and Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka to support the proposed revenue-sharing formula. Raila and Kalonzo on Monday released separate statements to rally their troops to support the proposed revenue formula. Ruto termed the revenue formula debate “unnecessarily divisive”, saying the Constitution envisages “fair and equitable sharing of all our resources”. The DP's position is at cross-purposes with the President's support for allocation formula that would see some marginalised counties suffer huge allocation cuts.

Source: The Star July 28, 2020 02:03 UTC