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Pro-Ruto senators reject push to increase counties share to Sh407b

Senator Veronica Maina chairs one of the Senate Plenary sessions at the Senate Chambers on October 18, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard

Senators have rejected a Sh407 billion allocation to the counties, retaining a Sh385 billion county revenue share as proposed by the Treasury and approved by the National Assembly.

A vote to have the Division of Revenue Bill (DORB) amended to increase the amount to Sh407 billion was defeated by 22 votes against nine. The Bill would later sail through in a vote snubbed by opposition senators, who staged a walk-out in protest.

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