President Ruto Assents to Bills Boosting County Assembly Autonomy
President William Ruto on Wednesday assented to two key pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening devolution: the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025, and the County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
The County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, sponsored by Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi, is a significant win for county assemblies. It amends the Public Finance Management Act to grant county assemblies greater financial autonomy from the county executive.
This legislation is seen as a crucial step in strengthening the principle of separation of powers at the county level. It addresses long-standing grievances from Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), who have often complained that county executives use financial control as a tool to undermine their oversight role.
The County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025, also signed into law, allocates the equitable share of national revenue among the 47 county governments for the upcoming financial year.
The bill sets out how counties will share their equitable revenue for the new financial year and is sponsored by the Senate Finance and Budget Committee chair, Ali Roba.
It divides Ksh.415 billion among the 47 county governments this fiscal year, a 7.1 percent increase from the Ksh.387.4 billion allocated in the 2023/24 financial year.
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