During a visit to Turkana in March, claimed that the revenue allocations to the county
were equivalent to the total amount sent to Kiambu and Uasin Gishu counties., together with the International Budget Partnership, has researched this issue and finds this claim to be false.
From the financial year 2013/14 to 2016/17, the Senate allocated Kiambu County a total of Sh30.021 billion in both and conditional grants.
Total allocations for Kiambu County 2013–2017
During the same period, Uasin Gishu county was allocated Sh19.864 billion.
Total allocations to Uasin Gishu County 2013–2017
The total revenue allocations made to both Kiambu and Uasin Gishu counties is therefore Sh49.885 billion,
compared to the
Turkana county was allocated during the same period.
Total allocations to Turkana County 2013–2017
The table below shows the revenue disbursements made by the National Treasury to Kiambu, Uasin Gishu, and Turkana Counties in billions of Kenya Shillings. PesaCheck obtained the figures for the financial year 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 from the National Treasury’s to the counties.
The 2016/17 figures are from a on fiscal transfers to, and
counties between July 1 and December 30, 2016.
Allocations for Kiambu and Uasin Gishu Counties vs. Turkana county
The amount the National Treasury has actually disbursed to Kiambu and Uasin Gishu counties is Sh39.996 billion. This amount exceeds by Sh7.656 billion
the actual disbursments to Turkana County, which is Sh32.340 billion.
Whether the President was referring to revenues allocated or the received revenue (disbursed revenue), his claim that Turkana county has received more revenue than both Kiambu and Uasin Gishu counties does not add up and we find it to be FALSE.
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This report was written by PesaCheck Fellow George Githinji, a political and social commentator, who is interested in devolution and public finance.The infographics are by PesaCheck Fellow, who is a Kenyan civic technologist interested in data visualisation. The report was edited by veteran investigative editor and PesaCheck co-founder, with fact-checking by IBP-Kenya country lead.
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