File image of President William Ruto signing the Revenue Bill at State House, Nairobi,
Counties are set to receive Ksh428 billion from the National Treasury after President William Ruto assented to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2026.
The Head of State signed the new legislation on Monday, June 29, during a ceremony held at State House in Nairobi.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, and the leader of the Majority in the Senate, Aaron Cheruiyot.
The act, which was sponsored by Mandera Senator Ali Roba, who chairs the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, outlines how much each of the 47 counties will receive from the Treasury.
The legislation also sets expenditure ceilings for the recurrent budget for each of the 47 counties in the country.
“The Act allocates KSh428 billion as an equitable share of nationally raised revenue to the 47 county governments. This represents 20.9 per cent of the most recently audited national revenue, exceeding the 15 per cent minimum required under the Constitution.
“The Act distributes the equitable share among the 47 counties in accordance with the revenue-sharing formula approved under Article 217 of the Constitution,” said President Ruto.
The President noted that the formula provides a stable baseline allocation while ensuring a fair distribution based on equal share, population, poverty level, and geographical size.
“The enhanced allocation will strengthen devolution by equipping county governments with the resources they need to fulfil their constitutional mandate and deliver quality services in line with their budgets and development priorities,” Ruto added.
This comes weeks after the Head of State assented to the Division of Revenue Bill, 2026 at State House, Nairobi.
The act allocated Ksh2.46 trillion to the National government, Ksh 428 billion to county governments, and Ksh10.25 billion for the Equalisation Fund.
