{"id":181909,"date":"2024-05-14T05:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T05:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/14\/mps-turn-down-senate-proposal-to-allocate-counties-kes-415-billion\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T05:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T05:36:44","slug":"mps-turn-down-senate-proposal-to-allocate-counties-kes-415-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/14\/mps-turn-down-senate-proposal-to-allocate-counties-kes-415-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs Turn Down Senate Proposal to Allocate Counties Kes.415 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297853\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"456\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/parl-1.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/parl-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"456\"  \/>A National Assembly committee has rejected the Senate\u2019s proposal to allocate counties Kes.415 billion in the next financial year.<\/p>\n<p>The Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) deemed the increased allocation unfeasible and urged the House to reject it. BAC chairman Ndindi Nyoro urged the House to agree with the committee\u2019s recommendation to reject the Senate amendment.<\/p>\n<p>This development follows the Senate\u2019s approval of an allocation of Kes..415 billion to counties, up from the Kes..391 billion passed by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate amended the Division of Revenue Bill, 2024, to enhance the allocation to Kes.415 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Ndindi Nyoro noted that accepting the Senate\u2019s allocation would result in a reduction in the National Government\u2019s Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) and the Road Maintenance Levy Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Majority leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wa concurred with the committee, highlighting that meeting the Senate\u2019s demands would necessitate significant sacrifices in NGCDF and other affirmative funds.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf we were to agree with the Senate this afternoon, if you give something, something else must give way. If we give Sh10 billion for road maintenance, you will sacrifice that money to your governors hoping that they will build the same roads that you want to do,\u201d<\/em> Ichung\u2019wa remarked.<\/p>\n<p>However, Minority Whip Junet Mohamed supported the Senate\u2019s amendments, citing the transformative impact of devolution and the need for an enhanced allocation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe only money that Kenyans enjoy are monies that go to counties,\u201d<\/em> Junet asserted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A National Assembly committee has rejected the Senate\u2019s proposal to allocate counties Kes.415 billion in the next financial year. The Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) deemed the increased allocation unfeasible and urged the House to reject it. BAC chairman Ndindi Nyoro urged the House to agree with the committee\u2019s recommendation to reject the Senate amendment. 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