Division of revenue

English

(1)Once every five years, the Senate shall, by resolution, determine the basis for allocating among the counties the share of national revenue that is annually allocated to the county level of government.

(2)In determining the basis of revenue sharing under clause (1), the Senate shall—

(a)take the criteria in Article 203 (1) into account;

(b)request and consider recommendations from the Commission on Revenue Allocation;

(c)consult the county governors, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance and any organisation of county governments; and

(d)invite the public, including professional bodies, to make submissions to it on the matter.

(3)Within ten days after the Senate adopts a resolution under clause (1), the Speaker of the Senate shall refer the resolution to the Speaker of the National Assembly.

(4)Within sixty days after the Senate’s resolution is referred under clause (3), the National Assembly may consider the resolution, and vote to approve it, with or without amendments, or to reject it.

(5)If the National Assembly—

(a)does not vote on the resolution within sixty days, the resolution shall be regarded as having been approved by the National Assembly without amendment; or

(b)votes on the resolution, the resolution shall have been—

(i)amended only if at least two-thirds of the members of the Assembly vote in support of an amendment;

(ii)rejected only if at least two-thirds of the members of the Assembly vote against it, irrespective whether it has first been amended by the Assembly; or

(iii)approved, in any other case.

(6)If the National Assembly approves an amended version of the resolution, or rejects the resolution, the Senate, at its option, may either—

(a)adopt a new resolution under clause (1), in which case the provisions of this clause and clause (4) and (5) apply afresh; or

(b)request that the matter be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses of Parliament for mediation under Article 113, applied with the necessary modifications.

(7)A resolution under this Article that is approved under clause (5) shall be binding until a subsequent resolution has been approved.

(8)Despite clause (1), the Senate may, by resolution supported by at least two-thirds of its members, amend a resolution at any time after it has been approved.

(9)Clauses (2) to (8), with the necessary modifications, apply to a resolution under clause (8).

Kiswahili

Ugavi wa mapato

(1)Mara moja baada ya kila miaka mitano, Seneti, kwa njia ya uamuzi, itaamua misingi itakayotumiwa kugawa mapato ya kitaifa ambayo hutolewa kwa serikali za kaunti kila mwaka.

(2)Katika kuamua msingi wa ugavi wa mapato chini ibara ya (1), Seneti—

(a)itazingatia vigezo katika Kifungu cha 203 (1);

(b)itaomba kupata mapendekezo ya Tume ya Ugavi wa Mapato na kuyazingatia;

(c)itashauriana na magavana wa kaunti, Waziri anayesimamia fedha na usimamizi wowote wa serikali za kaunti; na

(d)itawaalika watu, ikijumuisha mashirika ya kitaaluma ili yawasilishe maoni yao kuhusu suala hilo.

(3)Katika muda wa siku kumi baada ya Seneti kuidhinisha uamuzi chini ya ibara ya (1), Spika wa Seneti atawasilisha uamuzi huo kwa Spika wa Bunge la Kitaifa.

(4)Katika muda wa siku sitini baada ya uamuzi wa Seneti kuwasilishwa kama inavyorejelewa katika ibara ya (3), Bunge la Kitaifa linaweza kutathmini uamuzi huo, na kuupigia kura ili kuuidhinisha kwa marekebisho au bila marekebisho, au linaweza kuukataa.

(5)Ikiwa Bunge la Kitaifa––

(a)halitapiga kura kuhusu uamuzi huo ndani ya siku sitini, uamuzi huo utachukuliwa kuwa umeidhinishwa na Bunge la Kitaifa bila marekebisho; au

(b)litapiga kura kuhusu uamuzi huo, uamuzi huo utakuwa––

(i)umerekebishwa ikiwa angalau thuluthi mbili ya wabunge itapiga kura ya uungaji mkono wa marekebisho hayo;

(ii)umekataliwa ikiwa idadi isiyopungua thuluthi mbili ya wabunge watapiga kura kuukataa, bila kujalisha kwamba umerekebishwa kwanza na Bunge la Kitaifa; au

(iii)umeidhinishwa, katika hali nyingine yoyote.

(6)Ikiwa Bunge la Kitaifa litaidhinisha uamuzi uliorekebishwa, au kuukataa uamuzi huo, Seneti, kwa uchaguzi wake, linaweza––

(a)kupitisha uamuzi mpya chini ya ibara ya (1), na katika hali hii, miongozo katika ibara ya (4) na (5) itatumiwa upya; au

(b)kuomba kwamba suala hilo liwasilishwe mbele ya kamati ya pamoja ya Vitengo vyote viwili vya Bunge kwa madhumuni ya upatanisho chini ya Kifungu cha 113, kitakachotumiwa kwa kuzingatia mabadiliko yatakayohitajika.

(7)Uamuzi chini ya Kifungu hiki utakaokuwa umeidhinishwa chini ya ibara ya (5) utatekelezwa hadi uamuzi ufuatao utakapoidhinishwa.

(8)Licha ya ibara ya (1), Seneti, kwa uamuzi ulioungwa mkono na wanachama wasiopungua thuluthi mbili, inaweza kurekebisha uamuzi kwa wakati wowote baada ya kuidhinishwa kwake.

(9)Ibara ya (2) hadi (8), kwa kuzingatia mabadiliko yanayohitajika, zitatumika katika uamuzi uliotolewa chini ya ibara ya (8).