Uhuru assent to Faulty Division Bill- county governors are being set against wananchi!!

Governors fault Uhuru and call for urgent meeting

Isaac Ruto, “This is terrible and
shocking. It has
confirmed our worst fears that there are
people in this
government who are
ready to do anything to
obstruct devolution. As
things stand now, county governments will
not be able to pay
salaries and the
governors are being set
against wananchi
because they will be presiding over failed
projects,” said Mr Ruto.
He described the latest
development on the
legislation on revenue as
extreme arrogance, adding that county
developments that
would have depended
on the additional funds,
which the Senate had
pushed for, may be crippled.
“The only thing I thank
the President for is that
he has opened our eyes.
Those of us who had
gone to slumber can now wake up.
Devolution is finished,”
the Bomet governor
said and warned that it
was disastrous to give
the Treasury unilateral grounds to control funds
meant for devolution.
“We are meeting
tomorrow (today) to
discuss the way
forward. There are people in government
who want to continue
with their lopsided
development of the
country and this we will
not allow,” Mr Ruto said.

Isaac Ruto,Kipchumba Murkomen and Zakayo Cheruiyot should stop complaining about Uhuru's government, They must accept the fact that they collectively screwed up Kenya and move-on.if you have issues with how things are being done, you can CONSULT Ruto. stop jamming our airwaves with your press statements.you made a decision to vote in Uhuru,You made a bed of thorns...now sleep on it, as You Make Your Bed You Must Lie On It! Do It Without Complaints!

 MPs will skew interpretations to suit parliament as senators skew to suit their house! The president is  also a politician with his own interests, he has a LEGAL ADVISER(AG) whom both speak and read from the same book.they all have motives. But apart from that, the thing that caused the president to ascend to the bill was the issue of timelines. We were headed straight into a budgetary crisis! its unlawful breaking one law because of time or whatever reason, the budget is being read tomorrow, so now break one law in order to fulfill another law?.

THE SUPREME COURT IS NO LONGER A VIRGIN-in this tussle involving Uhuru's assent to that bill, we can't place too much hope on the Supreme Court to make things right.this court lost its virginity in the election petition.whoever screwed it then knows its weak points and how to excite it.he will just press those buttons again and the court will be ready for another screw.poleni but couldn't find a better way to put this across!

NOW LETS READ WHAT THE CONSTITUTIONS SAYS: 

Article 95 ,4(a):The national assembly determines the allocation of national revenue between the levels of government .....Article 96(3):The senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties as provided in Article 217 (Division of Revenue).

Article 95 ,4(a):The national assembly determines the allocation of national revenue between the levels of government .....Article 96(3):The senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties as provided in Article 217 (Division of Revenue)which to me gives the national assembly an upper hand....The two speakers failed because they could have invoked Article 217 ,6(b) for mediation between the two committees...

 Article 218. (1) At least two months before the end of each financial year, there shall be introduced in Parliament–(a) a Division of Revenue Bill, which shall divide revenue raised by the national government among the national and county levels of government in accordance with this Constitution; and (b) a County Allocation of Revenue Bill, which shall divide among the counties the revenue allocated to the county level of government on the basis determined in accordance with the resolution in force under Article 217. (2) Each Bill required by clause (1) shall be accompanied by a memorandum setting out–(a) an explanation of revenue allocation as proposed by the Bill; (b) an evaluation of the Bill in relation to the criteria mentioned in Article 203 (1); and (c) a summary of any significant deviation from the Commission on Revenue Allocation’s recommendations, with an explanation for each such deviation.

Chapter 12 of Kenya's new constitution contains article 205:.'' (1) When a Bill that includes provisions dealing with the sharing of revenue, or any financial matter concerning county governments is published, the Commission on Revenue Allocation shall consider those provisions and may make recommendations to the National Assembly and the Senate. (2) Any recommendations made by the Commission shall be tabled in Parliament, and each House shall consider the recommendations before voting on the Bill''....