Council of Governors Stories
The chair of CoG’s Health Committee in a statement on Tuesday said the Ministry’s approach conflicts with earlier agreements made between national and...
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi cited Article 96 of the Constitution, which tasks the Senate with representing counties and protecting their interests.
The senators say the House expects the President to provide evidence of the unethical conduct he has publicly referred to.
The policy, developed jointly by the Council of Governors and Food4Education, seeks to ensure that no child starts the school day hungry.
CoG Chairman Ahmed Abdullahi said he will hold discussions with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on how to a...
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...
Procurement plans for the financial year were submitted late or not at all by many counties, contravening Regulation 8 of the Public Procurement and A...
They described the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors as a grave violation of human rights and a direct attack on the dignity and future of vulner...
In her findings, Auditor General Nancy Gathungu criticised counties for poor financial discipline, pointing to excessive spending, misallocation of re...
Mwiti criticised the National Treasury for consistently failing to meet its constitutional obligation to release funds on time, noting that the delays...
The backlash follows Mbadi’s appearance before the National Assembly’s Education Committee, where he revealed that capitation for secondary school stu...
He argued that the process does not align with the constitutional timelines provided under Article 229 and the requirements of the Public Audit Act. A...
Bungoma, Machakos, Isiolo, Nyamira and Meru are among counties that have been most affected, while others like Kakamega, Kericho, Kilifi, Wajir and Na...
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 Ministry of Health announced in May that all UHC staff would officially be transferred to county governments by July 1, 2025.
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 funds, released on June 30, represent 35 per cent of the total Sh10.52 billion allocation owed to counties.
The committee wants a clear breakdown of the outstanding balances, a payment schedule, and the current status of remittances to all 47 counties.
Senator Osotsi urged Governor Mutai to submit the proposal through the Council of Governors so that a structured review of the Urban Areas and Cities...
County bosses have pushed back, saying the cost of running county operations has gone up due to inflation, high fuel prices, and other economic pressu...
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula shared the difficult path Kenya took to secure a new constitutional order, beginning with the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Gro...
The sitting will also provide room to consider any other urgent business or messages from the National Assembly or county assemblies that may arise.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said it is closely monitoring county transactions and will take legal action against any public offic...
This mirrors last year’s situation, when counties missed out on Sh30 billion by the June 30 deadline, only receiving funds too late for meaningful pro...
The Council of Governors (CoG) says it is ready to petition Parliament for her removal, accusing her of bias and deliberately frustrating the devoluti...
Council Chairperson and Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi said county leaders are considering skipping future discussions if the allocation trend continu...
Governor Ahmed revealed that the council held a detailed meeting with the president last week, where they agreed on the importance of aligning housing...
Marsabit Governor Mohamed Ali, who appeared before the committee, said he is still waiting to be told why he was arrested and paraded publicly without...
They called for the reinstatement of the Ministry of Devolution, arguing that devolution has been sidelined and weakened in the current government str...
