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Cabinet okays Sh20 billion more for counties but governors unsure

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.

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