Commission on Revenue Allocation

The Commission on Revenue Allocation is a Kenya government Commission established under Article 215 and 216 of the Constitution of Kenya.^[1]

Role

Its key role is recommendation of the basis for equitable sharing of revenues raised nationally^[2] between the National and the County Governments as well as sharing of revenue among the County Governments.^[3]

Membership

The current membership of the Commission is as follows:^[4]

• Micah Cheserem - Chairman
• Fatuma Abdulkadir - Vice-chairperson
• Prof. Wafula Massai
• Amina Ahmed
• Prof. Joseph Kimura
• Rose Osoro
• Prof. Raphael Munavu
• Meshack Onyango
• Joseph Kinyua (Permanent Secretary Treasury)

Notable Recommendations

The commission recommended the following formula for sharing the resources among the county governments^[5]

• Population – 45%
• Basic equal share – 25%
• Poverty index – 20%
• Land area – 8%
• Fiscal responsibility – 2%