Council of Governors chairman Josphat Nanok. File PHOTO | NMG
Governors want conditional grants and donor cash for different
development projects factored in the Division of Revenue Bill 2018,
which the National Assembly has passed.
Council of
Governors chairman Josphat Nanok said they have reviewed the Division of
Revenue Bill and made recommendations to the Senate to include grants
worth Sh1.5 billion from the Global Fund.
Grants from
the fund, which exclusively finance malaria, HIV and tuberculosis
programmes — pass through the national government, which acts as the
principal recipient.
The Ministry of Health then
determines how the money is allocated to the devolved units, which are
Additionally, the Bill has itemised the conditional allocations
to fund the leasing of medical equipment, which increased from Sh4
billion to Sh9 billion but governors yesterday protested saying they
were not privy to any agreements on the same, according to Mr Nanok.
The
Division of Revenue Bill is the annual law passed by Parliament to
divide money raised by the Treasury between national and county
governments — a constitutional obligation under Article 218 of the
supreme law.
The Bill is in the Senate and is on track to be approved by Parliament before the end of the current financial year.
Mr
Nanok, who is also the Turkana Governor, said Sh1.8 billion from the
Agricultural Sector Development Programme II is also not provided for in
the Bill.
The governors urged the Senate to further
reject the Division of Revenue Bill over failure to raise the allocation
from 15 to 19 per cent of the Road Maintenance Fuel Levy Fund.
According to the Bill, devolved units will receive Sh8.3 billion, which is 15 per cent of the levy fund.
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