Stop unhealthy war with governors, Raila Odinga tells Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is shown a Mombasa County Inspectorate car's features during the 3rd Annual Devolution Conference at Meru National Polytechnic. (PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD)

MERU: The failure by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy to attend the devolution conference undermines the spirit of devolution and will ultimately compromise service delivery, CORD leader Raila Odinga has said.

Raila said the defiant stand portrayed by the government, which also saw most Cabinet Secretaries invited skip the event, only serves to fuel tension between the two levels of government.