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Addressing Marginalization in Laikipia County: Challenges and Proposed Solutions

By Ronald Ng’eno A team from the Commission, led by Commissioner Dr. Isabel Waiyaki, met with Laikipia County Governor Joshua Irungu and other county officials to discuss the pressing issue of marginalization in the county. Governor Irungu emphasized that Laikipia County

Tharaka Nithi County: Climate Change Increasing Level of Marginalization

By Ronald Ng’eno A team from the Commission, led by Commissioner Dr. Isabel Waiyaki, recently met with the Governor of Tharaka Nithi County, H.E. Muthomi Njuki, to discuss the newly-listed marginalized areas in the draft Third Policy and Criteria for Sharing

Development of the Third Marginalization Policy: CRA identifies 13 sublocations as marginalised in Meru County

By Ronald Ng’eno The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) has listed 13 sublocations in Meru County as marginalised. A team from the Commission led by Dr. Isabel Waiyaki further visited some of the listed marginalised sublocations in Meru County from April
Chief Justice Hon. Lady Martha Koome (5th from right) and CRA Chairperson Dr. Jane Kiringai (6th from right) with the new members of the Commission on Revenue Allocation, family members and friends at the Supreme Court on January 9, 2023

New members of the Commission on Revenue Allocation take office after being sworn in by the Chief Justice

By Ronald Ng’eno The new members of the Commission– Benedict Muasya Mutiso, Wilfred Koitamet Olekina Nchoshoi, Hon. Fatuma Gedi Ali, Dr. George Jalang’o Midiwo, Hadija Nganyi Juma, Dr. Isabel Nyambura Waiyaki, Jonas Misto Vincent Kuko and Dr. Chris Kiptoo (PS, Treasury)

Kitui County Marginalized Areas to get Ksh534m

By Ronald Ng’eno Marginalized areas in Kitui County have been allocated Ksh534 million to lift up basic services such as health, education and access roads. This comprises Ksh265m for financial year (FY) 2021/2022 and Ksh274m for FY2022/2023. This was revealed to

CRA visits three of the most marginalised sub-locations in Kajiado county

By Nelly Muse A team from the Commission visited three marginalized areas in Kajiado county in November 2022 to gain fresh insights into newly listed marginalized areas. In the Second Policy Identifying Marginalized Areas in Kenya 64 Sublocations in Kajiado County

County Governments Can Collect 216 billion from Local Revenues

County governments have the potential to collect up to Kshs 216 billion in revenue from their key revenue streams compared to the present Kshs 31 billion annually. This is according to the second edition of the Commission on Revenue Allocation’s (CRA)

Commission Presentation on County Planning, Budgeting and Financing at Induction for Governors and Deputy Governors

The Commission participated in the induction of Governors and Deputy Governors from September 14th – 18th, 2022. The theme of the induction was Towards Better Governance & Outcome Driven Service Delivery in Counties. The Commission presented in session 4: County Planning,

Guidelines for Training County Governments to Increase their Revenues Released

The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) published Counties’ Own Sources Revenue Training Guidelines for use in the training of county governments on Own Sources Revenue (OSR) administration. The Guidelines provide a uniform way of training county governments on own-source revenue administration

Commission Launches the Third Edition of Kenya County Fact Sheets

29.06.2022: The Commission launched the 3rd Edition of the Kenya County Fact Sheets on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in Nairobi. The event was attended by Hon Eugene Wamalwa, Cabinet Secretary Defence and Acting Cabinet Secretary Devolution; Dr. Joyce Mutinda, Chairperson, National