The Council of Governors (COG) wants the Government and Parliament to allocate Kshs 20billion to support urbanization and urban development from the exchequer.

The COG noted that there was huge financing gap for urban infrastructure and service provision adding that there was need for County Governments and the National Government to explore the other financing options envisaged in the PFM Act.

The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Hon. Davis Chirchir, has today informed the Senate that Kenya owes the International Oil Exploration Companies (IOC) USD 23.7 million for the early oil project scheme in South Lokichar, Turkana County.