The Senate Finance and Budget Committee says it will push for counties to receive Ksh 465 billion in equitable share revenue in the 2025/26 financial year, up from the current Ksh 405 billion.
While reviewing the Division of Revenue Bill 2025 on Tuesday, Senators cited rising statutory deductions such as the housing levy, enhanced NSSF contributions, and the devolved functions as key reasons behind the proposal.
They argue the changes have significantly reduced the counties’ capacity to clear pending bills, even as they challenged the devolved units to boost their own-source revenue.
This comes as the Senate called for regional balance in development by the National government.
