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President Ruto orders action on Sh65.9bn county functions funding gap
The President said the funding recommendations followed verification of the previously identified interim allocation of Sh65.9 billion.
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Ruto vows to end raw mineral exports, review mining agreements
President William Ruto announced the policy while speaking in Samburu during the Thanksgiving ceremony for Devolution Principal Secretary Michael Lenasalon, saying Kenya would establish refineries for gold, lit...
Counties
41 counties breach 35% wage bill limit as payroll costs rise
Nyandarua, Nakuru, Migori, Kilifi, Siaya and Tana River were the only counties that remained within the 35 per cent wage-bill-to-revenue threshold during the nine months of 2025.
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Senate moves to trace billions sunk into abandoned county projects
The Senate has directed its Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee to investigate stalled and abandoned projects across the 47 counties and establish the amount of public money already spent on th...
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Inter-county staff transfers face Senate roadblock
Under the proposed law, pensionable county officers would be able to move from one county public service to another while keeping their pension, leave and other benefits already earned.
Rift Valley
Ruto vows Amboseli transfer to Kajiado will succeed despite court case
The President said the proposed handover was aimed at returning Amboseli to the people of Kajiado County, insisting that his administration would overcome the legal hurdles facing the plan
Exclusives
Thang’wa accuses MPs of undermining Senate powers over counties
Speaking on Radio Generation on Thursday, Thang’wa said political rivalry between the two Houses had weakened the Senate’s powers despite Article 96 of the Constitution giving it a clear role in protecting coun...
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Raila, Laboso, Pinto named among 242 Kenyans up for hero status
The nominations form part of a process established under the Kenya Heroes Act No. 5 of 2014, which assigns the National Heroes Council the role of identifying, selecting and facilitating the recognition of peop...
Exclusives
Muita Ndungu: Kiambu must turn Sh2.24bn daily economy into jobs
Speaking during a Radio Generation interview on Wednesday, Ndungu said Kiambu has one of Kenya’s largest county economies but argued that its economic potential is yet to translate fully into investment, employ...
Exclusives
KRA Chair pushes counties to use devolution to attract investment
Muriithi said counties should move beyond administering public funds and deliberately use their constitutional responsibilities to build productive local economies, expand businesses and improve household incom...
Exclusives
KRA Chair: Scrap multiple county fees to boost intercounty trade
Speaking during a Radio Generation interview on Tuesday, Muriithi said counties should work together to remove barriers that increase the cost of moving goods and services between neighbouring jurisdictions
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Counties must account for billions allocated under devolution, Otieno says
Speaking during a Radio Generation interview on Tuesday, Otieno said the introduction of county governments in 2013 was intended to fundamentally change how resources, services and decision-making were distribu...