Crisis looms in parliament on county billions

A five-hour meeting between National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and MPs on the disputed Division of Revenue Bill ended in a stalemate, as the Government told Parliament to resolve the issue today or risk derailing the Budget due next week.

Failure to reach an agreement at the Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting yesterday set the stage for a showdown in the National Assembly today, when the fate of the crucial bill that divides revenue between the national and county governments is decided.