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THE STANDARD POLITICS It is all systems go as county assemblies across the country debate the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The  Bill has already surpassed the constitutional threshold of at least 24 counties. This means it will now move to the Senate and National Assembly whose voting is mainly ceremonial because whether they approve it or not, it will still end up at the referendum level here voters have the final say on its fate. At least 21 counties are expected to debate the Bill today, in what is looking to be a ‘Super Tuesday’. By 10.30am, Narok and Kakamega Coun...

The allocation follows a pledge by President Uhuru Kenyatta during a meeting in January with MCAs at the Sagana State lodge

21 February 2021 - 8:43 am President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks at the National Cargo Deconsolidation Centre, Nairobi on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 PSCU Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) will have to wait longer for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Ksh4.5 billion car grant promise. This is after the Controller of Budget (COB) Margaret Nyakang'o wrote a letter to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) CEO Anne Gitau and sought to stop the implementation of the car grant before a few fundamental issues were resolved. In the letter, Nyakang'o stated that most counties budgeted for a car lo...

All Set for June Referendum as Cost is Budgeted 20 February 2021 - 10:38 am President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga at KICC in Nairobi for the National launch of BBI signatures collection exercise. November 25, 2020. PSCU The road to a June referendum appears to be all clear, with the process following the timelines set by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM Leader Raila Odinga.  Funding for the referendum had been the biggest challenge facing the process with Deputy President William Ruto and his allies insisting that the economy could not afford an election before 2022.  Amos Kimunya, Nati...

THE STANDARD KENYA President Uhuru Kenyatta [File, Standard] Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) may have to wait a little longer to benefit from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Sh4.5 billion car grant pledge. Just days after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chair Lynn Mengich gave the green light to governors to effect the conversion of the car loan into car grants in line with President Kenyatta’s pledge to MCAs, the Controller of Budget (CoB) is raising fundamental concerns that could slow implementation. In a letter to SRC Chief Executive Officer Ann Gitau, the Controller of...