The Council of Governors (CoG) has contested a Kes 407bn revenue quota set by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) for the financial year 2023/24.

The Council is citing a marginal increment from Kes 370bn.Instead the CoG is demanding for Kes 425bn, a 15 per cent rise.

CoG Vice Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi stated that the proposed allocation is merely a 10 percent increase from the current allocation to devolved governments.

“The Council rejects this figure and maintains its position of Kshs. 425 Billion which is an increase of 15 per cent of the projected revenue growth in FY 2023/24,” he said.

The Governors’ Council also expressed concerns over the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) saying the fund is yet to be converted to a Conditional Grant despite a unanimous agreement okaying the move during the 18th Ordinary IBEC Session in October.

The Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) is chaired by the Deputy President.

Further, the Council claimed that the Kenya Roads Board had deliberately failed to allocate 15 per cent of RMLF to Counties for the 2023/24 financial year.

Instead, the CoG said, all proceeds had been allocated to the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA).

“As a matter of fact, RMLF is revenue raised nationally which by the dictates and principles of the Constitution, with regards to equitable sharing of revenue raised nationally, it must be shared equitably between the two levels of Government,” the Council said.

Additionally, the CoG called on the Kenya Roads Board to immediately allocate 15 per cent of RMLF to Counties without undue delay as has been the case since FY 2015/16.