The Council of Governors is urging the National Treasury to speed up the transfer of Ksh 104.68 billion owed to counties to avoid interruption of key services.
CoG chairman and Wajir County Governor Ahmed Abdullahi says the devolved units are owed a total of Ksh 74.98 billion as Equitable Share.
Of the total amount, 11 counties are owed Ksh 7.19 billion covering March this year, while Ksh 67 billion is owed to all counties for April and May period.
“Additionally, over a week as passed since the signing of the County Governments Additional Allocation Act, 2025, but funds are yet to be disbursed. The Council urged the National Treasury the release of both the equitable share and additional allocations to enable uninterrupted service delivery,” said Abdullahi.
Counties are also seeking Ksh 29.7 billion which CoG says has been allocated to national government Ministries, Departments and Agencies a move which undermines county operations.
The Council is also contesting Ksh 405 billion which has been proposed in the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025 as equitable share which is below its recommendation of Ksh 536.88 billion.
“This figure does not account for rising non-discretionary costs and the financial burden of newly delineated functions,” added Abdullahi in a statement.
CoG has further has initiated the establishment of Kenya Devolution Institute (KDI) which will be a training hub for devolution affairs and enhance collaboration among counties. This comes as CoG is scheduled to hold this year’s Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County later in August.
