Ruto makes a big U-turn on his campaign promise-cuts county revenue allocation
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Ruto makes a big U-turn on his campaign promise as he slashes the county revenue allocation from Ksh425 billion to Ksh380
Ruto makes a big U-turn on his campaign promise as he slashes the county revenue allocation from Ksh425 billion to Ksh380.
Instead of providing county governments with the Ksh425 billion that the Commission on Revenue Allocation advised, the government through National Treasury has provided counties with Ksh380 billion (CRA).
The amount not only contradicted the CRA’s recommendations but also President William Ruto’s election-year campaign pledge.
Ruto had pledged to enhance county revenue allocation from the legally required 15% to 35% in the event that he was elected president.
The pledge was communicated on January 24, 2022, during the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Parliamentary Group meeting held at his then-official Karen residence.
“We will amend the Budget Policy Statement in order to increase county allocations to 35 percent of national revenue.
“This increment will increase resources to finance service delivery at the real bottom of the social-economic pyramid,” UDA’s statement read in part.
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Speaking on Wednesday, February 1, Council of Governors (CoG) deputy chair Ahmed Abdullahi protested that the national government had not given an explanation as to why the budget had to be cut.
The CoG deputy chair, who is also the governor of the Wajir region, further expressed dissatisfaction that the budget ceilings for the national government ministries had not been rationalized to guarantee that crucial priority programs that are fully devolved are distributed to counties in the fair share of tax revenue.
“The CRA recommendations are obligatory and they cannot be disregarded without following guidelines set out by the Constitution in article 203(1).
The article outlines criteria that shall be considered in determining equitable shares between the national and county governments.
According to the article, the distribution must put into account the developmental and other needs of counties.
“In this regard, the Council of Governors expresses its discontent due to the National Treasury’s failure to build consensus on the county equitable share of revenue despite the objective recommendations issued by the Commission on Revenue Allocation,” the governor stated while disagreeing with the allocation.
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