Governors have renewed the push to have Parliament pass the County Revenue Allocation Bill, the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill, and the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill, which they say is crucial to the operations of the devolved units.
The governors took issue with the recent enactment of the County Governments Additional Allocation Act, saying it is locking out the devolved units from implementing donor-funded projects.
Council of Governors (CoG) Chairperson Ahmed Abdulahi says all bills touching on devolving funds to counties must be passed in the National Assembly and the Senate concurrently to avoid scenarios where donor funds, which are mostly under the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill, are released towards the end of the financial year.
Speaking during a sensitization meeting for governors on the second Kenya Devolution Support Program (KDSP II) in Naivasha, Nakuru County, the County bosses urged partners to engage counties directly through the Council of Governors, accusing the National Government of introducing bottlenecks that largely delay implementation.
The CoG also wants a paradigm shift in how the County Governments Additional Allocations Act (CGAA) is implemented.
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