Treasury blamed for 'shutdown' of devolved services

Council of Governors vice-chair Mwangi wa Iria hit out at the National Treasury, saying that it was “shoving figures down counties throats. [Standard]

Governors yesterday held a protest march on the streets of Nairobi on their way to the Supreme Court to submit a petition over deadlock on a crucial Bill on county funds.

Joined by some senators, the county chiefs accused the national Executive of spearheading a plot to kill devolution as the standoff over the Division of Revenue Bill escalated.