National Assembly approves County Governments Additional Allocations Bill to boost service delivery in counties
Friday, 25 April, 2025
National Assembly Chamber Thursday, April 24, 2025
The National Assembly has passed the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 1 of 2025), paving the way for the disbursement of Ksh. 50.5 billion in additional funds to counties for the 2024/25 financial year.
The Bill provides for the transfer of both conditional and unconditional allocations from the National Government and development partners to all 47 county governments, in a bid to strengthen devolved service delivery and support county functions as provided under Articles 202(2) and 190 of the Constitution.
The Bill allocates Ksh. 8.42 billion from the National Government’s share of revenue, Ksh. 116.1 million from court fines, and Ksh. 42 billion from development partners—primarily the World Bank, which is funding Ksh. 33.1 billion worth of projects.
Among key program allocations are Ksh. 3.23 billion for Community Health Promoters (CHPs) across all counties under the Afya Bora Mashinani program.
Ksh. 1.76 billion for the Kenya Devolution Support Programme.
Ksh. 2.9 billion for the construction of County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) in 21 counties, with each county contributing Ksh. 250 million.
Ksh. 1.759 billion to clear salary arrears for county health workers, following a Return-to-Work Agreement with the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU).
For the construction of county Headquaters, Ksh. 523.1 million has been allocated for Isiolo, Lamu, Tana River, and Tharaka Nithi counties.
Counties will also benefit from development partner-funded projects covering sectors such as agriculture, health, water, sanitation, climate action, urban development, and devolution.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee in its Report observed that the delay in passing the Bill had already begun to impact critical county functions including the timely payment of CHPs and implementation of industrial park projects.
The County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 1 of 2025) is expected to proceed for Presidential assent.