The weeklong conference must go beyond being a talking shop to a serious platform that examines critical issues and provides solutions to the ills afflicting the counties. By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorThe Sixth Annual Devolution Conference being held in Kirinyaga County comes at a time when the county system is under serious scrutiny. Questions are being asked about the viability of counties as independent entities and effectiveness in resource generation and utilisation. The best illustration of devolution is the fact that some regions saw a tarmac road or medical surgery after the county system. The National Treasury is constitutionally required to disburse at least 15 per cent of the incomes to the counties, based on audited annual financial reports.

Source: Daily Nation March 03, 2019 22:29 UTC