NAIROBI: Cabinet has approved extra billions for county governments, from the current Sh228 billion to Sh248 billion, in what could be seen as bid to dissuade the governors’ from pushing for a referendum under the Pesa Mashinani (Cash for the Grassroots) initiative.
The Division of Revenue Bill and County AllocationBillforthe2015-2016financialyear,approved by the Cabinet Thursday for tabling in Parliament, showed there will be an increase inallocations by Sh20 billion.