Jubilee's plot to counter Cord's referendum push

Raila Odinga speaking at Uhuru Park during the saba saba rally organized by cord coalition. [PHOTO: MBUGUA KIBERA]

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Jubilee Government hopes to stop the Opposition's referendum bid by convincing governors that it has given county Governments enough money.

Among the hot-button issues the Coalition for Reform and Development (CORD) has isolated to justify its push for a referendum is the allocation of money to the counties. The Opposition wants this set in law to at least 40 per cent of the national revenue, instead of the current 15 per cent.