By DENNIS ODUNGAMore by this AuthorBy DANIEL TSUMA NYASSYMore by this AuthorPresident Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday silenced his critics, saying the government has been committed to the success of devolution. He rubbished claims that the devolved units are under-funded to deliberately frustrate their operations. This, he said, is besides conditional grants for specific functions in the devolved units and the equalisation funds that cater for marginalised counties. SMOOTH TRANSITION“The devolved system of government is on course and is working,” President Kenyatta said in the hard-hitting message. MISMANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES“Reports of county finances have raised concerns on mismanagement of devolved resources,” the Head of State said.

Source: Daily Nation March 21, 2017 20:07 UTC