Historic revenue surge as counties break records with Sh58.95 billion in 2023/24, driven by health sector reforms and technological innovation.
Nairobi will receive the biggest share of the additional equitable revenue share in the current financial year after MPs approved Sh2 billion over last year’s allocation.
Parliament approved Sh387.42 billion to counties in the financial year ending June 2025, up from Sh385.42 billion received by the counties last year. Senate had proposed an allocation of Sh400 billion.
Nairobi will receive at least Sh106 million followed by Nakuru (Sh73.57 million), Turkana (Sh69.3 million), Kakamega (Sh67.85 million) and Kiambu (Sh66.14 million).
MPs last week approved the amended County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024 containing the new allocation after months of long-drawn-out negotiations.
Initially, the two Houses had settled on an allocation of Sh400.1 billion to counties after a protracted mediation, but President William Ruto rejected the amount following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill, 2024 after the Gen Z-led protests.
The President, instead, recommended an allocation of Sh380 billion, a proposal which senators rejected, resulting in another round of mediation with their National Assembly counterparts who had agreed with the President’s recommendation.
City Hall’s additional allocation will push its total to Sh20.17 billion. Kiambu, Nakuru, Turkana and Kakamega allocations now stand at Sh12.29 billion, Sh13.66 billion, Sh13.21 billion and Sh12.98 billion respectively.
Kilifi County will get Sh60.64 million more, Nyeri (Sh60.27 million), Bungoma (58.69 million), Mandera (Sh57.4 million), Kitui (Sh56.48 million) and Meru (Sh51.7 million), rounding off counties with a more than Sh50 million increase.
Mandera, Bungoma, Kitui, Kilifi and Meru’s allocations are now at Sh11.69 billion, Sh11.11 billion, Sh10.88 billion, Sh12.16 billion and Sh9.94 billion, respectively
Counties that got an increase of between Sh49 million and Sh40 million include Machakos (Sh49.92 million), Wajir (Sh49.1 million), Kisii (Sh47.2 million), Uasin Gishu (Sh46.3 million), Narok (Sh45.58 million), Kajiado (Sh44.79 million) and Migori (Sh43.62 million).
Machakos will now get Sh9.59 billion up from Sh9.54 billion; Wajir Sh9.9 billion from Sh9.85 billion last year, Kisii (Sh9.3 billion), Uasin Gishu (Sh8.47 billion), Narok Sh9.24 billion, Kajiado (Sh8.34 billion) and Migori Sh8.38 billion.
Another 11 county governments will only enjoy an increase of between Sh39 million and Sh30 million and they include Busia (Sh39.3 million), Siaya (Sh38.4 million), Mombasa (Sh38.1 million), Murang’a (Sh38 million), Bomet Sh37.1 million and Marsabit Sh36.75 million.
Anne Waiguru’s Kirinyaga County tops the 10 counties with an increase of between Sh29 million and Sh21 million with Lamu being the only devolved government with an increase of below Sh20 million, with an increase of Sh17 million.
