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MPs row denies counties cash

Mutava Musyimi

Government spending has been exposed to legal challenges due to a stalemate in Parliament on crucial revenue sharing legislation.

The National Assembly and the Senate have differed on the Division of Revenue (DoR) Bill, 2017, which shares national revenue between the national government and counties. Senators walked out of mediation talks called to agree on a compromise version of the legislation.

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