Northern counties demand Sh12bn equalisation kitty

Turkana men during the 11th Marsabit Lake Turkana Culture Festival in Loiyangalani near Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya on June 28, 2018. AFP PHOTO | Yasuyoshi CHIBA

Northern Kenya’s marginalised counties are demanding that the National Treasury immediately release Sh12 billion equalisation funds due to them.

The money is provided for in the Constitution and is to be allocated to 14 historically marginalised devolved units according to a formula provided by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and passed by Parliament.

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