Members of the county assembly have criticized the organizers of the County Assemblies Forum for failing to invite their county bosses. However, the County assemblies Secretary General Albert Kochei said they had consulted before making the decision of not inviting the county bosses, since they had just come from a devolution conference that was held in Meru. Senators boycotted the Devolution Conference alleging that they were not part of the arrangements. Led by Peter Obwanga, an MCA in the Nyamira County government, the leaders said that the organizers had acted in bad faith. Speaking in Mombasa on Monday, the MCAs said the move could broaden the rift between governors and senators.

Source: Daily Nation May 24, 2016 02:11 UTC