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Senators reject Ruto's proposal to cut counties allocation by Sh20 billion

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President William Ruto, governors and Ministry of Health Officials after a meeting on preparations for the launch of the Universal Health Coverage at State House, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The Senate has rejected President William Ruto's proposals to reduce the shareable revenue to counties by Sh20 billion.

The matter will now go for mediation with the National Assembly after the senators rejected the move to slash the shareable revenue from Sh400.1 billion to Sh380 billion.

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