This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
On September 17, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the Division of Revenue Bill 2019 into law, paving the way for the release of funds to counties.
The new law allocates Ksh.378.1 billion to county governments for the 2019/20 financial year, with Ksh.316.5 billion being the equitable share of national revenue and Ksh.61.6 billion as conditional allocations.
According to the law, the total allocation represents 36.46 percent of the audited and approved revenue of the National Government for the financial year 2018/19, exceeding the constitutional threshold of 15 percent.
President Kenyatta reiterated the government's commitment to scheduled disbursement of funds to counties, urging them to finalize their budget processes and prioritize settlement of pending payments to suppliers.
He also urged county governments to come up with better systems of collecting and managing their own revenue.
During the signing ceremony, Acting Treasury CS Ukur Yattani, Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa, and other officials were present.
