National government cuts counties funding to Sh326.5bn



Nation | by David Mwere


Counties are in for a shock as they will not receive the promised Sh370 billion in equitable share in the next financial year.

The pledge by President Uhuru Kenyatta would have raised their share by about 16.9 percent from the Sh316.5 billion allocated to the devolved units this fiscal year.

The national government is, however, offering a new baseline of Sh326.5 billion, Sh10 billion increase, according to the 2021 draft budget policy statement (BPS) released by the National Treasury yesterday…

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