This archive report was first published on 8 August 2020.
On August 7, 2020, Deputy President William Ruto acknowledged that the consensus between Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja and Meru counterpart Franklin Mithika Linturi on the revenue sharing formula will help end the revenue stalemate.
According to Ruto, the emerging consensus on the revenue formula, where populous counties receive a reasonable increase while others make major savings from huge losses, is a big stride in pursuit of a win-win outcome.
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, an ardent supporter of the DP, said that Linturi and Sakaja had agreed to merge their proposals in a bid to seek broad-based support for a win-win revenue sharing matrix.
The Senate on Tuesday afternoon voted to adjourn the debate on the revenue sharing formula during their seventh sitting on the matter after Murkomen asked for more time for senators to deliberate and find a long-lasting solution.
Under the Sakaja and Linturi new proposal, the amount shared to counties shall range between Ksh250 billion and Ksh270 billion.
“The exact amount shall be agreed upon once negotiations are completed,” Murkomen said on Friday.
