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MPs’ deal on counties law ends budget stalemate

Senate

A past session of the Senate.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Parliament agreed on enactment of the County Governments Grants Bill, 2021.
  • It paves way for Thursday’s 2022/23 budget speech by Treasury CS Ukur Yatani.


MPs have finally struck a deal on a contentious piece of legislation, unlocking a stalemate that had threatened to derail the budget speech next week.

The Senate and National Assembly sealed the deal on the enactment of the County Governments Grants Bill, 2021, ending a four-month impasse.