Kisumu County will host the seventh edition of the County Assemblies Sports Association (CASA) Games from October 25 to 31, bringing together more than 6,000 participants from Kenya’s 47 county assemblies. The week-long games will officially open on October 25 at Mamboleo National Stadium in Kisumu. The announcement was made on Thursday during a ceremony […]

By Robert Nyasato Senators, Governors at Loggerheads Over Use of Devolved Resources A storm is raging between governors and senators over the implementation of devolved functions, threatening to derail the 14-year-old devolution system, widely regarded as a success of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. On one hand, senators aver that they are defenders of county […]

By Janet Nyamwamu Senators Wahome Wamatinga, Moses Kajwang’, and Richard Onyonka — representing Nyeri, Homa Bay, and Kisii counties respectively, have emerged as leading champions of accountability, fiscal discipline, and people-centred governance. Their proactive engagement with county governments, strong legislative influence, and firm oversight have positioned them as key figures in advancing devolution across Kenya’s […]

By KPC Reporter The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has taken a firm stance on improving financial transparency and accountability within Kenya’s county governments. Meeting in Nairobi on Thursday, 28th September 2023, the committee proposed a bold reform: integrating county bank accounts with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to allow real-time […]

By Gitile Naituli After spending the better part of this week at the Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, I left with a sobering realization: thirteen years into Kenya’s devolved governance experiment, most counties have little to show for the powers and resources they’ve been entrusted with since 2013. I walked through nearly every booth, […]