Commission on Revenue Allocation
{{Politics of Kenya}}
The Commission on Revenue Allocation is a Kenya government Commission established under Article 215 and 216 of the Constitution of Kenya.{{cite web |url=http://www.cickenya.org/cicoldsite/bills/commission-revenue-allocation-act-2011 |title=The Commission on Revenue Allocation Act, 2011 | Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution |accessdate=2012-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608062637/http://www.cickenya.org/cicoldsite/bills/commission-revenue-allocation-act-2011 |archivedate=2013-06-08 }}
Role
Its key role is recommendation of the basis for equitable sharing of revenues raised nationally{{Cite web |date=2020-05-25 |title=The Vertical Process of Sharing National Revenue in Kenya |url=https://blog.afro.co.ke/vertical-revenue-sharing/ |access-date=2020-08-13 |website=AfroCave |language=en-GB}} between the National and the County Governments as well as sharing of revenue among the County Governments.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-27 |title=Functions of the Commission on Revenue Allocation Kenya |url=https://blog.afro.co.ke/commission-on-revenue-allocation/ |access-date=2020-08-13 |website=AfroCave |language=en-GB}}
Membership
The current membership of the Commission is as follows:{{Cite web |date= |title=Commissioners |url=http://www.crakenya.org/index.php/about-cra/commissioners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115113642/http://www.crakenya.org/index.php/about-cra/commissioners |archive-date=2013-01-15 |access-date= |website=crakenya.org}}
- 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{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/The-challenge-of-sharing-national-revenue-/-/1064/1620228/-/m71r1o/-/index.html |title=The challenge of sharing national revenue - Politics - nation.co.ke |website=www.nation.co.ke |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115080251/http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/The-challenge-of-sharing-national-revenue-/-/1064/1620228/-/m71r1o/-/index.html |archive-date=2012-11-15}}
- Population – 45%
- Basic equal share – 25%
- Poverty index – 20%
- Land area – 8%
- Fiscal responsibility – 2%
References
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External links
- [http://www.crakenya.org/] 'Official Site'
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