President William Ruto has signed a law allowing county governments to receive an additional KSh71.09 billion in the 2026/27 financial year, with the money set to support projects in health, agriculture, housing and other sectors.
Ruto assented to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2026, at the Eldoret State Lodge on Monday, October 19. He also signed the County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which sets out new procedures for removing county assembly service board members and suspending assembly clerks.
The additional allocations law provides a framework for transferring money from the national government and development partners to all 47 counties.
Of the KSh71.09 billion, KSh16.46 billion will come from the national government’s share of revenue, while KSh53.82 billion will be raised through loans and grants from development partners.
The funding is intended for priority projects in healthcare, agriculture, affordable housing, urban infrastructure and climate change.
Mandera Senator Ali Roba presented the additional allocations bill to the Senate before it was passed. The funding covers conditional allocations from the national government, as well as money from development partners and other statutory entitlements.
The second law signed by Ruto deals with the management of county assembly service boards and the handling of disciplinary matters involving assembly clerks.
Under the new procedures, a petition seeking the removal of a county assembly service board member must be submitted to the clerk and forwarded to the county assembly by the speaker within seven days.
An 11-member select committee will then review the petition within 10 days. The law also provides for the affected board member to be represented by a lawyer during the process.
For county assembly clerks facing suspension, the law requires written reasons for the proposed action and gives the officer seven days to respond before a hearing.
It also protects the salaries, benefits and allowances of officers seconded to other institutions, alongside provisions on their right to return to their positions.
The two laws address different aspects of county government, with one providing for additional funding while the other sets procedures and safeguards for county assembly service boards and clerks.