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Senate proposes increase of Sh3 billion to counties

The Bill provides for the addition of three key donor-funded projects that will be allocated to counties. [Photo: Courtesy]

Counties may get an additional Sh3 billion if a Bill to amending the Division of Revenue Act 2018 is passed in the Senate.

In a move to boost funding to the counties, the Senate Committee on Budget and Finance proposed amendments to the law that was signed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in April.

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