Ethuro wants full transfer of functions to counties

Senate Speaker Ekwe Ethuro addresses delegates during the second annual Devolution Conference at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu, yesterday. The meeting discussed conflict resolution mechanisms and alternative ways of building consensus in the devolved system of governance. [PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/STANDARD]

Kisumu, Kenya: The Senate wants full transfer of functions and resources to the counties and more co-operation between the national and county governments.

Speaker Ekwe Ethuro, while addressing the second annual Devolution Conference at Kisumu's Tom Mboya Labour College, noted that for devolution to be realised all devolved functions as enshrined in the Constitution and money should be transferred to counties.