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Shotgun wrote:alma wrote:Devolution will make the central gov't less relevant.
That's the power of the Senate.
We are still stuck on nataka serekali mentality. Wait a couple of years when you start seeing the strength of the counties versus the central gov't.
The executive is trying to maintain its relevance in mashinani by giving less money. The national assembly knows that as the days go by, those county governors will have more money than they have and can marshall their support base at any moment.
Article 203- Equitable share and other financial laws.
(2) For every financial year, the equitable share of the revenue raised nationally that is allocated to county governments shall be not less than fifteen per cent of all revenue collected by the national government.
Is the Ksh. 210B less than 15% of the most recent audited accounts of revenue?
Money is power and the senate will decide how much money goes to mashinani.
Article 95 - Role of the National Assembly.
95.(4) The National Assembly—
(a) determines the allocation of national revenue between the levels of government, as provided in Part 4 of Chapter Twelve;
Article 217 - Division of revenue.
217. (1) Once every five years, the Senate shall, by resolution, determine the basis for allocating among the counties the share of national revenue that is annually allocated to the county level of government.
So who really has the power to decide how much money goes to mashinani?
Give it a few years and your MP will be begging for the governor's support and so will the president. The governor to perform will need the senator to get enough cash to run his agenda.
Who do you think will get more support in mashinani. The MP who will say that I made laws to help you including one that increased my salary, or the governor who will say, I built that road? The governor to build that road will need the senator. Therein lies the fight. My take...the Supreme Court will have quite a busy schedule the next 5-10 years before people realize what they can do or not do. According to the Articles you've quoted, the National Assembly has the power to allocate the revenue between the two levels of government, but the Senate decides how much of the 15% plus allocated revenue goes to which of the 47 counties based on the formula they come up with. Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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