Raila reveals why some counties are non competitive in defence of new governance structure

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The building bridges Co-principal leader Raila Odinga while addressing the 6th devolution conference has urged governors to establish a three-tier system of governance by the formation of regional governments due to the fact that counties are too small to raise funds for major projects on their own.

Odinga was adamant that some counties under the countries devolution system were noncompetitive on the grounds of population size and other relevant factors.

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In comparison to the situation in those specific counties, the former prime minister indicated that regional governments would perform better as more economically viable units.

“One of the facts we’re dealing with but hardly acknowledge is that a number of our counties as they are today are too tiny to compete and to marshal internal and external resources for development,” he asserted.

Raila urged the governors to take advantage of the impending constitutional referendum to implement the changes.

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