For the past 6 years, Kenyans have been enjoying the fruits of the new constitution that brought with it the devolved units of Government.
With this came the County Governments. A number of Kenyans have been impressed by the work done by County Governments as they feel that service delivery has now been brought to their doorsteps and they no longer have to troop to Nairobi to seek for various services.
Development has also been spured in different parts of the Country and with this Governors feel that they have done well enough to deserve additional funding from the National Government.
Led by Council of Governors chairman Wycliffe Oparanya, Kenyan Governors are seeking for more cash from Uhuru’s National Government.
During the 2018-2019 financial year there was an increase in revenue allocation to counties from Sh302 billion to Sh314 billion.
Oparanya praised the milestones counties have made in the health sector.
“Counties have been experiencing funding and human resource challenges. This must be tackled at this conference. Governors are ready and willing to support quality and affordable Universal Health Care to make Kenya a world-class hub for health services,” he said.
The CoG chair has also said counties have put more effort to ensure the agricultural sector, water connection and ECD projects are successful.
He, however, said the delay in releasing funds to counties had affected operations in the counties.
“Insufficient allocation and the delay in the disbursement of funds to counties by the Treasury have nearly paralysed projects and hampered service delivery in counties,” Oparanya said.
He said governors are ready to implement the President’s Big Four agenda, despite not being guided on their specific role.
“The role of counties in implementing the Big Four agenda is not clear with some questions remaining unanswered. What is the expectation of counties’ participation for the success of the Big Four agenda? He asked.
“What is the policy framework that will facilitate coordination between the two levels of governments in implementing the Big Four agenda?” .