Jubilee MPs want counties reduced to ten in referendum

Boresha Katiba Chairman Asman Kamama (left) and the initiative’s co-ordinator Kabando wa Kabando [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/standard]

Some Jubilee coalition MPs are pushing for counties to be reduced from 47 to 10 to manage the country's wage bill.

A draft bill under the Boresha Katiba initiative suggests the country be divided into fewer regions to replace the current devolved units under the 2010 Constitution.