Commission on Revenue Allocation explained

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%

External links

• http://www.crakenya.org/ 'Official Site'

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Commission on Revenue Allocation Act, 2011 | Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution . 2012-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130608062637/http://www.cickenya.org/cicoldsite/bills/commission-revenue-allocation-act-2011 . 2013-06-08 .
2. Web site: 2020-05-25 . The Vertical Process of Sharing National Revenue in Kenya . 2020-08-13 . AfroCave . en-GB.
3. Web site: 2019-02-27 . Functions of the Commission on Revenue Allocation Kenya . 2020-08-13 . AfroCave . en-GB.
4. Web site: Commissioners . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115113642/http://www.crakenya.org/index.php/about-cra/commissioners . 2013-01-15 . crakenya.org.
5. Web site: The challenge of sharing national revenue - Politics - nation.co.ke . www.nation.co.ke . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115080251/http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/The-challenge-of-sharing-national-revenue-/-/1064/1620228/-/m71r1o/-/index.html . 2012-11-15.