Turkana Governor, Josephat Nanok, on Thursday, reached out to President Uhuru Kenyatta with one significant misgiving that might be derailing his legacy.
According to a report by Daily Nation, the governor advised the president to take action quickly and resolve the governors' demands since they play a role in the realisation of his Big 4 Agenda.
Nanok further argued that if the Division of Revenue Bill is not approved to the standards that they want, it affects their service delivery which eventually derails Uhuru's legacy.
The governor also blamed the president for being part of the parties that created the problem, claiming that State House had the powers to stop the stalemate between the governors and members of the National Assembly.
“President Uhuru unprocedurally approved the Budget and Appropriations Act 2019 before the Division of Revenue Bill 2019 is enacted into law as required by the Constitution.
"The additional funds we are demanding as governors and recommended by CRA is a small amount out of a huge Sh3.02 trillion national budget. I believe it is a small sacrifice for the rural communities of Kenya who are far from the centre and whose access to government services is heavily reliant on the smooth running of the devolved units,” argued Nanok.
"(Success) is a shared understanding between both levels of government that intergovernmental coordination is crucial in the implementation of the Big Four,” he added.
On Tuesday, Governors were awarded Ksh6 billion more after their Monday demonstrations, where they stormed into the Supreme Court to submit a petition seeking to compel parliament to pass the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill 2019.
Later that day, the governors, led by Kakamega's Wycliffe Oparanya, rejected the offer claiming that they would only settle for the full amount they were seeking.
"We refute the government's claims of an increase in the counties' share of revenue to Ksh316 billion and insist on the Commission on Revenue Allocation's figure of Ksh335 billion," stated Oparanya.
