Funds row: Why three counties got Sh14b more

Governor Wycliffe Oparanya who was the minister for Planning during the 2009 census. [File, Standard]

The figures used to calculate allocations to counties will come under greater scrutiny after findings that three counties with inflated population got Sh15 billion more than their rightful share.

Flawed 2009 census figures irregularly increased the population of Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties by 708,777, which means the three regions have cumulatively received Sh14.6 billion over the past five years since population is a factor in the allocations.