Senate, National Assembly rivalry rekindled over counties funding

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi and his National Assembly counterpart Moses Wetangula. [File, Standard]

The rivalry between the Senate and National Assembly has been rekindled following the rejection of amendments to the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill, where the Senate sought to increase the allocation to counties to Sh415 billion.

The Senators, who spoke on the floor of the House, said it was wrong for the National Assembly, which wants the allocation to the 47 counties to remain at Sh391 billion, to castigate the Senate, which is merely advocating development.