counties devolution Stories
Eighteen counties had their budget documents returned for failing to link allocations to specific projects, disguising recurrent expenses as developme...
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi cited Article 96 of the Constitution, which tasks the Senate with representing counties and protecting their interests.
KNUT officials dismissed the move, warning that devolving primary and secondary education would destabilise the sector, citing counties’ weak handling...
Odinga noted that Parliament previously amended the law to grant pensions to MPs after two terms in office and urged the legislators to do the same fo...
Ruto said the milestone will enable counties to design and deliver services in key areas such as healthcare, agriculture, water, infrastructure, and e...
They called for the reinstatement of the Ministry of Devolution, arguing that devolution has been sidelined and weakened in the current government str...
County Assemblies Forum Secretary General Mwaura Chege said county assemblies are unable to function effectively because their operations depend on ap...
The governors argue that the proposed allocation of Sh405.1 billion falls short of the constitutional threshold and threatens to stall essential servi...
Nyong'o said the ongoing spat between county governments and the national administration over the management of road funds reflects a calculated effor...
The report also highlights that county governments are under increased scrutiny over questionable spending on legal fees.
Raila accused MPs of frustrating devolution by holding onto functions that belong to the counties.
The transfer of assets related to the defunct local authorities and those tied to devolved functions remains incomplete, leaving counties unable to fu...
The governors said the Sh38.4 billion lost from additional allocations includes Sh24 billion meant for critical county projects in healthcare, agricul...
The CS suggested that the country may have to either go back to the eight provinces in the previous Constitution or have a maximum of 14 regions to ac...
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...
Key resolutions from the meeting include fast-tracking the transfer and gazettement of devolved functions agreed upon by the national and county gover...
Ten counties, including Nairobi, Kisii, and Uasin Gishu, did not report any development expenditure during the period under review.
The lobbyists expressed doubt on President Ruto's commitment to ensuring that devolution succeeds.
