This archive report was first published on 5 September 2019.
On September 5, 2019, a significant development took place in the Kenyan parliament, as senators conceded to the National Assembly's demands regarding county allocation.
Following intense negotiations, the Senate minority leader, James Orengo, and the majority leader, Kipchumba Murkomen, flanked by over 20 senators, urged their colleagues in the mediation committee to accept the National Assembly's proposal of allocating Ksh 316 billion to counties.
This decision marked a significant shift in the long-standing battle of supremacy between the two houses of parliament, with the National Assembly and the National Treasury insisting that only Ksh 316 billion was available for county allocation, while the Senate had initially demanded Ksh 335 billion.
After a closed-door meeting on Thursday morning, the senators advised their representatives in the mediation committee to retreat, effectively conceding to the National Assembly's demands.
Earlier, the mediation committee meeting had failed to reach a consensus, with only two senators, Mohammed Maalim from Mandera and Okongo Omogeni from Nyamira, present but unable to raise the required quorum.
