President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto during the National
and County Government Coordinating Summit at State House, Nairobi June
19, 2013. The President ordered that Governors be issued with diplomatic
passports and special car number plates to facilitate their roles under
the devolved government. PPS
President Kenyatta has ordered that Governors be issued with
diplomatic passports and special car number plates to facilitate their
roles under the devolved government.
The President said all functions of the county governments should be devolved immediately.
"The National Government has already given
instructions to all concerned institutions to ensure that devolution is
implemented as per the 4th Schedule of the Constitution," said President
Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi Wednesday where he chaired the
National and County Government Coordinating Summit.
The summit, which brings together the President,
Deputy President and all county governors, provides a forum for
consultation and cooperation between the national and county governments
and meets at least twice a year.
President Kenyatta acknowledged teething problems
in the implementation of the new constitutional order, but maintained
that such should not be misconstrued as a lack of commitment or support
for devolution.
Aspirations of Kenyans
He said the governors and the National Government
can overcome hurdles and succeed in meeting the aspirations of Kenyans
by working closely.
"The commitment to the process of devolution is both personal
and constitutional. The two levels of government were a desire of the
people of Kenya,” the President said.
"In virtually all public engagements, we have stated our intention to make the devolution system work.”
Noting that the National Government made pledges
some of which fall within the devolved functions under the purview of
county governments, President Kenyatta emphasized the need for the two
levels of government to work together closely in order to deliver to
Kenyans.
He said the national and county governments should strive to be partners not competitors.
“We have a common mandate given to us by the
people and this mandate will not be achieved by talking at each other
but by talking with each other," he said.
"We are supposed to complement one another in order to deliver."
Deputy President William Ruto said the Jubilee
Government takes seriously its responsibility to implement the
Constitution in letter and spirit, particularly devolution.
He said the devolved system of government forms an integral part of the new government structure.
"We believe that the success of the elected
leadership of the country is going to be achieved if the national and
county governments succeed in the mandates given to them by the
Constitution,” Mr Ruto said.
"We believe we will achieve the double digit
growth rate if we facilitate county governments to transform into
centres of economic growth.
The Deputy President said the national government
is keen on working closely with governors to help in building the
capacity of county governments, saying this will fast-track the
development and economic transformation of the country. Source: Daily Nation
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