By IBRAHIM ORUKO More by this AuthorA proposal on revenue sharing among counties that would favour densely populated regions has caused a big division in the Senate. The Bill is the legal instrument that details the horizontal share of the revenue raised nationally but which is allocated to the 47 counties. SHARING CRITERIATo determine the parameter weights in the third basis, Commission on Revenue Allocation developed 10 criteria for sharing revenue among the counties. The central region counties are among the 29 devolved units that stand to benefit from the disputed formula. Ten counties under the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) have opposed the new formula.

Source: Daily Nation July 15, 2020 08:26 UTC