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The Commission on Revenue Allocation is a Kenya government Commission established under Article 215 and 216 of the Constitution of Kenya. [1]
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The Commission on Revenue Allocation is a Kenya government Commission established under Article 215 and 216 of the Constitution of Kenya. [1]
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]
The current membership of the Commission is as follows: [4]
The commission recommended the following formula for sharing the resources among the county governments [5]
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