SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 59 (National Assembly Bills No. 17) REPUBLIC OF KENYA KENYA GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS, 2025 NAIROBI, 24th April, 2025. CONTENT Bill for Introduction into the National Assembly— The Public Finahee Management (Amenditient) Bill, 2025 cieccssiscssscssssss 329 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RECEIVED 22 MAY 2025 DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES P.O. Bo 41842-00100, NAIROBI PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI
329 THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2025 A Bill for AN ACT of Parliament to amend the Public Finance Management Act and for connected purposes. ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya as follows— 1. This Act may be cited as the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, 2025. 2. The Public Finance Management Act, (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act") is amended by repealing section 191A. 3. Section 191B of the principal Act is hereby repealed. 4, Section 191C of the principal Act is hereby repealed. 5. Section 191D of the principal Act hereby repealed. 6. Section 191E of the principal Act is hereby repealed. Short title, Repeal of section 191A of Cap 412A, Repeal of section 191B of Cap 412A, Repeal of section 191C of Cap 412A, Repeal of section 191D of Cap 412A, Repeal of section 191B of Cap 412A,
The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 MEMORANDUM OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Public Finance Management Act, in order to ensure that there shall be no duplication in management of additional allocations through intergovernmental agreements. Statement on the delegation of legislative powers and limitation of fundamental rights and freedoms The Bill does not limit fundamental rights and freedoms neither does it delegate any legislative power. Statement on how the Bill concerns County Governments The Bill is one that concerns County Governments in terms of Article 110(1) (a) of the Constitution. Statement that the Bill is not a money Bill, within the meaning of Article 114 of the Constitution This is not a money Bill within the meaning of Article 114 of the Constitution. Dated the 15th April, 2025. KIMANI ICHUNG' WAH, Leader of Majority Party.
The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 331 Intergovernmental agreements Execution of agreement for : conditional allocation Submission to Senate Section 191A of Cap 412A which is intended to be repealed 191A (1) The National Treasury shall enter into an * ' agreement with the respective county government for the transfer of the respective conditional allocation made to the county government pursuant to this Act. (2) An agreement under subsection (1) shall set out any conditions that may be attached to the conditional allocations made under this Act. (3). Where a county government intends to enter into an agreement under subsection (1), the county executive committee member shall submit the agreement to the respective County Assembly for approval. (4) The County Assembly shall, within fourteen days of submission of an agreement under subsection (3), approve or reject the agreement. (5) Where a County Assembly fails to consider an agreement under subsection (3) within fourteen days, the agreement shall be deemed to be approved. (6) An agreement under subsection (1) shall set out all conditions attached to an allocation made under this Act: (7) The respective county government shall forward the agreement approved undet this section to the Controller of Budget within seven days of approval. Section 191B of Cap 412A which is intended to be repealed 191B. The county executive committee member shall facilitate public participation on any agreement made pursuant to section 191A. Section 191C of Cap 412A which is intended to be repealed 191C. An agreement under section 191A shall be— (a) signed by an authorized person or officer; and (b) published in the Kenya Gazette within a period of seven days of the agreement. Section 191D of Cap 412A which is intended to be repealed 191D (1) The National Treasury shall, within seven days of entering into an agreement under section 191A, submit to the Senate and the Controller of Budget, the