[David Njaaga,Standard]A diplomat has raised concern over rampant corruption in county governments, eight years since the onset of devolution. Speaking yesterday during the eighth State of Devolution address attended by governors in Nairobi, Danish Ambassador Ole Thonke, who chairs Devolution Donor Working Group, however said there was a lot to celebrate about devolution. “The county governments engaged 101,797 community health volunteers spread across 7,011 community units to promote public healthcare service delivery,” he said. He said the community health volunteers had played a pivotal role in response to Covid-19 pandemic. Wambora said counties' challenges included delayed disbursement of equitable share to the county governments and delayed settlement of pending bills.

Source: Standard Digital June 29, 2021 18:00 UTC