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.
The policy, developed jointly by the Council of Governors and Food4Education, seeks to ensure that no child starts the school day hungry.
KNUT officials dismissed the move, warning that devolving primary and secondary education would destabilise the sector, citing counties’ weak handling...
CoG Chairman Ahmed Abdullahi said he will hold discussions with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on how to a...
Speaking at the devolution conference in Homa Bay, Mbadi said the surge in pension debt owed by counties, which has increased from Sh23.3 billion to o...
"What Ruto said at the devolution conference is far from reality and most of these governors representing the old order would probably be voted out,"...
Discussions examined the current state of socio-economic, political, civil and cultural rights, aiming to identify actionable strategies that place bo...
Speaking in Homa Bay County on Thursday during the second day of the 9th Devolution Conference, Odinga argued that governors should have full responsi...
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...
Odinga criticised the top-down governance approach that sidelines local input in key development decisions and urged counties to collaborate instead o...
Ruto said the milestone will enable counties to design and deliver services in key areas such as healthcare, agriculture, water, infrastructure, and e...
During the politically charged rally, the ODM Secretary-General also castigated Ruto, accusing him of undermining devolution.
Mwiti criticised the National Treasury for consistently failing to meet its constitutional obligation to release funds on time, noting that the delays...
Bungoma, Machakos, Isiolo, Nyamira and Meru are among counties that have been most affected, while others like Kakamega, Kericho, Kilifi, Wajir and Na...
The move follows the groundbreaking ceremony for a modern funeral home within the hospital grounds, a key development expected to expand mortuary capa...
The findings show that counties often start multiple projects without finishing them, with leadership transitions blamed for the problem. Incoming adm...
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi, who led county officials to present the resolution, remains hopeful that the Senate will approve the request.
Senator Sifuna's demand for transparency puts pressure on both county and national officials to explain why projects remain unfinished and what action...
The county government spokesperson, Jonathan Mativo, said the Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUN), Kilifi Branch, ignored a scheduled c...
In a report recently tabled in the Senate, the committee calls for an amendment to the law to introduce both a minimum and a maximum number of chief o...
Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi said unpaid bills had reached Sh172.51 billion by the end of the financial year, with Nairobi C...
The CoG chair confirmed that the full Sh400.26 billion had since been disbursed, in addition to Sh16.27 billion in conditional allocations from develo...
The industrial action, which began on June 29, had crippled key health services across public facilities, leaving patients stranded and prompting wide...
Many of the protesting workers are mothers, some of them widowed, while others have been left to fend for their families after being divorced.
The county credits the record-breaking performance to enhanced collection efforts, the adoption of digital systems, and stricter enforcement targeting...
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula shared the difficult path Kenya took to secure a new constitutional order, beginning with the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Gro...
The move follows an agreement between the national government and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee after a two-year consultation pr...
Council Chairperson and Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi said county leaders are considering skipping future discussions if the allocation trend continu...
IGRTC Chairperson Kithinji Kiragu noted that the delineation of roles is now clearer following the publication of 12 Gazette Notices unbundling functi...
