Senators push for higher county allocations to safeguard devolution

Vihiga Senator and the Chairperson County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee Godfrey Osotsi during the Committee meeting at Bunge Tower, Nairobi on March 10, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A section of senators has assured county governments of their commitment to push for increased funding in the 2025/26 Division of Revenue Bill, vowing to stand firm on the Senate’s proposal to allocate counties Sh465 billion.

Led by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi and Nairobi's Edwin Sifuna, the lawmakers insisted they would not accept anything less in the ongoing mediation process between the National Assembly and the Senate.