President William Ruto signed the Division of Revenue Bill 2023, passed by the Senate last week.

Senators debated and approved the Bill in its final version, as passed by the National Assembly on April 20.

It gave counties Ksh.385 billion in the fiscal year 2023/24, which is Ksh.15 billion more than the Ksh.370 billion allocated in the current fiscal year (2022/2023).

Last Monday, 25 legislators voted to pass the Bill without revisions, outnumbering Azimio La Umoja-allied leaders who had pressed for Ksh—407 billion in amendments.

Governors, on the other hand, denounced the decision, accusing the Senate of voting against devolution.

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"In the memoir of devolution, the Senate has never championed against the spirit of devolution when it comes to increasing resources." "We urge the Senate to uphold their primary mandate of ensuring that county governments have adequate resources to carry out their functions," the Council of Governors said in a statement delivered by their chair, Anne Waiguru, on Monday.

The Bill's passage now clears the way for creating yearly expenditure estimates for the fiscal year 2023/24.