Nairobi, Marsabit, Kericho, Turkana and Nakuru counties will
receive the highest marginal increase in funds allocation.
This is after Parliament finally approved bill allocating the devolved units Sh387.42 billion.
Parliament approved the amended County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024 containing the new allocation last week after months of protracted negotiations.
Initially, the bicameral Parliament had allocated the counties Sh400.1 billion but President William Ruto rejected the amount following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill, 2024.
The President, instead, recommended an allocation of Sh380 billion.
However, the Senate rejected the President’s decision, triggering a mediation with the National Assembly that had initially agreed with Ruto’s recommendation.
Eventually, the Houses agreed to give counties Sh387.42 billion, an increase of Sh2 billion from the Sh385 billion allocated in the last financial year.
Last week, Parliament overturned the President’s memo that allocated the counties Sh380 billion.
Each of the two Houses was required to raise two-thirds of their membership to overturn the memo.
In the allocation, Nairobi receives the highest marginal increase in allocation among the 47 devolved units.
The Governor Johnson Sakaja-led administration has received Sh100 million more, to push its allocation to Sh20.17 billion from Sh20.07 billion received last year.
Marsabit’s allocation has increased by Sh90 million to stand at Sh7.59 billion from Sh7.50 billion, Kericho has realised a Sh80 million increase in its allocation to stand at Sh6.78 million.
Kiambu, Nakuru, Turkana and Kakamega’s allocations have risen by Sh70 million each to stand at Sh12.29 billion, Sh13.66 billion, Sh13.21 billion and Sh12.98 billion respectively Mandera, Bungoma, Kitui and Kilifi’s allocations have increased by Sh60 million each in the current financial year compared to last year.
Mandera’s allocation has increased from Sh11.63 billion last year to stand at Sh11.69 billion this year.
Bungoma’s has increased to Sh11.17 billion from Sh11.11 billion.
For Kitui, the county will now receive Sh10.88 billion from Sh10.82 billion received last year while that of Kilifi now stands at Sh12.16 billion from Sh12.10 billion.
Counties that registered an increase of Sh50 million in their allocations are Garissa, Homa Bay, Kisii, Machakos, Meru, Narok, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Wajir.
Garissa will now get Sh8.29 billion from Sh8.24 billion it received in the last financial year while Homa Bay will receive Sh8.17 billion up from Sh8.12 billion.
Kisii will get Sh9.30 billion from Sh9.25 billion received last year.
Machakos county will get Sh9.59 billion up from Sh9.54 billion, Meru will receive Sh9.94 billion against Sh9.98 billion received last year while Narok will get Sh9.24 billion from Sh9.19 billion.
Trans Nzoia has been allocated Sh7.54 billion up from Sh7.49 billion allocated in the current fiscal year, Uasin Gishu will get Sh8.47 billion from Sh8.42 billion while Wajir will get Sh9.90 billion from Sh9.85 billion.
