The stalemate between the Senate and National Assembly over the Division of Revenue Bill has persisted.
The Council of Governors (CoG) has now asked President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is completing his second and final term in power, to intervene in the standoff on funding to counties.
CoG Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya has said that it is only Uhuru can end the financial crisis the counties have been facing in the recent past after the senators and members of parliament failed to reach an agreement over the allocation of funds to the county government.
Oparanya, who doubles as Kakamega Governor, said that the hardline stance of both houses has crippled the operations at the county level.
The governor, who spoke in Koru on Saturday during the burial ceremony of Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso, said that the commander in chief of the armed forces needs to do something before it is too late for service delivery to the people of Kenya.
“In this case, we have two bulls fighting – the Senate and the National Assembly. It is us the governors feeling the pinch. You are the referee, you have all the power to determine who wins,” Mr. Oparanya told Uhuru, as quoted by Daily Nation.
Oparanya asked Uhuru to end the fighting between Senators and MPs so that the counties can receive money for funding several projects in their respective areas.