[Photo by Denish Ochieng/Standard]Governors have cited inadequate resources and conflict with national government among eight challenges that have undermined devolution and slowed down investment in development. Council of Governors Chairperson Josphat Nanok identified the eight challenges as unclear specification of functional assignments across levels of sub-national government, mismatch between expenditure responsibilities and revenue assignments and poor intergovernmental communication, coordination and cooperation between national and county governments. Nanok said county governments want restructuring, aligning, downsizing and rationalizing of the national government ministries, departments in line with the devolved system of governance. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840This, they say will ensure that delivery of pubic and social services that meets human rights standards. Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, called on the national government to ensure the allocations to county governments are increased.

Source: Standard Digital April 23, 2018 09:45 UTC