counties devolution Stories
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.
Among the resolutions are the acceleration of digital health system integration in counties, the distribution of essential medical devices, and the ab...
Raila accused MPs of frustrating devolution by holding onto functions that belong to the counties.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said the key projects, including the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Paediatric Emergency and Burns Centre, the Kisii...
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 threatened to suspend county operations in 14 days if the National Treasury did not restore Sh38.4 billion in diverted funds and release...
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...
Many of these projects were announced during President Ruto's development tours in response to public requests for improved infrastructure.
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 facilities, which are supposed to provide basic health services, are severely understaffed, underfunded, and plagued by equipment shortages and fr...
Mkangi warns that the transfer of the functions should be cerebral, where devolution is optimally implemented the way Kenyans designed it.
He acknowledged the ongoing consultations between national and county governments to resolve the transfer of remaining functions.
According to President Ruto, its work is critical in addressing existing gaps in the recruitment, replacement, training, and retention of health worke...
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 President further urged counties to apply for the national government's commodities fund, noting that Kilifi could use the money to support the gr...
