counties development Stories
The report reveals that despite many disadvantaged groups holding valid procurement certificates, the counties continue to sideline them.
They called for the reinstatement of the Ministry of Devolution, arguing that devolution has been sidelined and weakened in the current government str...
A Senate Public Accounts Committee report based on the Auditor General’s 2023–24 audit showed that 36 counties had breached the legal ceiling on wage...
Nairobi spent only 10.3 per cent of its budget on development, followed by Kisii at 13.7 per cent, Mombasa at 16.2 per cent, Kisumu at 17.5 per cent,...
Interior CS Murkomen said decades of economic neglect, not lack of police presence, are fuelling banditry, cattle rustling and communal conflicts.
Raila accused MPs of frustrating devolution by holding onto functions that belong to the counties.
MPs said that granting counties a higher allocation would significantly impact the national government’s capacity to meet its financial obligations, p...
Treasury data shows that Nairobi, Kisii, and Mombasa were among the worst performers, spending significantly less on development projects.
He dismissed claims that his meetings were politically motivated, stressing that such platforms should be used for the advancement of development and...
Nakuru now boasts a nominal Gross County Product (GCP) of Sh785.75 billion as of 2023, compared to Sh760.8 billion of Kiambu.
In the same rankings, Nairobi County, the country’s economic hub, posted the fifth-highest growth at 6.1 per cent, largely supported by an expanding f...
The law mandates counties to allocate at least 30 per cent of their budgets to development expenditures.
Most roads were impassable following floods that had cut off the region from other parts of the country.
Before devolution, development indicators of the region were not impressive in almost all sectors
Governors from the region, under the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), have come together to facilitate peace and economic growth through...
