Irony as Mt Kenya differs on new cash sharing formula

Igembe North MP Maoka Maore during a press conference in Meru on August 8, 2020 as Meru leaders congratulated him on his appointment as the Deputy Majority whip in the National Assembly.[Olivia Murithi, Standard]

The proposed revenue sharing formula currently at the centre of the storm in Senate has failed to unite leaders from Mt Kenya region, which is set to gain more.

Other than Tharaka Nithi County, which was to lose some resources in the formula proposed by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) in which counties are allocated cash based on population size, all Mt Kenya counties were set to gain more.