President Ruto has assured governors that his government has no intention to take over county government responsibilities.
Speaking on Friday, May 9, the Head of State noted that his focus remains on national priorities, adding that he can only support the devolved units.
“To give assurance to my colleagues, the County Governors, I have no intention whatsoever to take over any County Government functions. My hands are already full; I have too many things to deal with. I can only play a supportive role in making sure that when counties succeed, Kenya succeeds,” he noted.
President Ruto says he is not interested in taking county government projects. Photo: Courtesy.
The remarks comes days after Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o accused Ruto’s administration of undermining devolution.
Nyong’o argued that actions by the Ruto administration reflect leadership styles that predate the 2010 Constitution.
He went on to warn that such moves threaten the goals of building a democratic and developmental state.
“The truth is that the Ruto regime has decided to go back to pre-devolution times of the Nyayo era. The 2010 constitution is a hindrance to its primitive accumulation schemes, which will affect not only devolution but the very ethos of building a national democratic and developmental state,” Nyong’s said.
