This archive report was first published on 5 September 2019.
On September 5, 2019, the Senate finally agreed on the proposed Ksh.316.5 billion allocation to county governments, bringing an end to the stalemate over the much-debated Division of Revenue Bill.
Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen said the decision was made after a lengthy push and pull between the Senate and the National Assembly over the amount of money that should be disbursed to the counties.
"We have made the painful decision to advise our negotiators to agree on the Ksh.316 billion. We take solace in the fact that sometimes to win the war, one must be prepared to yield some battles," said Murkomen.
Earlier, the National Assembly had stuck to a Ksh.316.5 billion allocation to counties while the Senate insisted that the devolved units be given Ksh.335.6 billion.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had called on both Houses to end the stalemate to allow the release of funds to counties on August 20, 2019.
