Kenya Governors want mandate to develop towns

Council of Governors Chairman Peter Munya (right) and Dr Julius Makau Malombe, Kitui Governor chats at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. This was during county Governors and Urban development executive leadership conference courtesy of UN-Habitat, Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICDL) and Council of Governors. PHOTO: PIUS CHERUIYOT

KENYA: The Council of Governors (CoG) has raised concern over delays to amend the Urban Areas and Cities Act to allow county governments to manage such zones.

CoG Chairman Peter Munya accused the Ministry of Lands of dragging its feet in adopting the input of the council, which would see the devolved units fully manage urban areas under their jurisdictions.