President Kenyatta signs the CDF Act 2013 into law at State House, Nairobi on September 13, 2013. Total allocation to counties by the national government has risen to above 40 per cent after President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the CDF Act 2013, National Treasury data showed.
Government had initially allocated 32 per cent of resources or Sh210 billion to counties.
But the CDF cash, as well as money for rural and urban roads development will lift that to above 40 per cent.
President Kenyatta signed the CDF Act 2013 into law at a ceremony witnessed by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich at State House, Nairobi.
President Kenyatta said the increase of resources at the county level was meant to ensure that citizens receive effective and efficient service delivery.
This is one of the major pillars of the Jubilee administration's agenda.
“This is an important step in delivering money to fund services to our people.
This money must be put to projects at the grassroots in accordance with the needs and priorities of the constituencies,” the President said.
Parliamentarians welcomed the signing into law of the CDF Act 2013.
The Mps said that this was evidence that the Jubilee administration had allocated way above the 40 per cent threshold of revenues to counties.
They noted that this had been achieved even without a referendum.
CDF Act 2013 is aimed at aligning the law governing CDF to the new Constitution.
It also seeks to bring compliance with the principle of transparency, accountability, separation of powers and participation of the people
